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Eocene Plagiochila groehnii sp. nov. - the first representative of Plagiochilaceae in Baltic amber

Riclef GROLLE & Jochen HEINRICHS

en Cryptogamie, Bryologie 24 (4) - Pages 289-293

Published on 31 October 2003

Fragments of a sterile Plagiochila were found in a piece of Baltic amber along with the moss Trachycystis flagellaris (Sull. & Lesq.) Lindb. They are described as Plagiochila groehnii Grolle & Heinrichs, sp. nov., and compared to the extant Plagiochila sciophila Nees & Lindenb., a morpologically closely related species from southeastern Asia.


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GROLLE R. & HEINRICHS J. 2003. — Eocene Plagiochila groehnii sp. nov. - the first representative of Plagiochilaceae in Baltic amber. Cryptogamie, Bryologie 2003 (4): 289-293.