Amblystegium serpens AND Oxyrrhynchium speciosum TWO NEW SPECIES FOR THE BRYOFLORA OF MOROCCO
KHALID ACHOUAL *
Laboratory of Plants, Animals Productions and Agro-Industry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, BP 133, Kénitra 14000, Morocco.
IMANE FADEL
Laboratory of Plants, Animals Productions and Agro-Industry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, BP 133, Kénitra 14000, Morocco.
AOMAR DABGHI
Laboratory of Plants, Animals Productions and Agro-Industry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, BP 133, Kénitra 14000, Morocco.
KAMAL SAADI
Laboratory of Plants, Animals Productions and Agro-Industry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, BP 133, Kénitra 14000, Morocco.
JAMILA DAHMANI
Laboratory of Plants, Animals Productions and Agro-Industry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, BP 133, Kénitra 14000, Morocco.
NADIA BELAHBIB
Laboratory of Plants, Animals Productions and Agro-Industry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, BP 133, Kénitra 14000, Morocco.
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Abstract
During an in-depth bryological survey of the Tafoughalet massif, a site of biological, ecological and archaeological interest located in the north-east of Morocco, two new species were identified in the bryophytic flora of Morocco. These species are pleurocarpous mosses: Amblystegium serpens belonging to the Amblystegiaceae family, a mesophilic species collected on limestone rocks and on the trunks of fig trees, then Oxyrrhynchium speciosum belonging to the Brachytheciaceae family, a hygrophilic species colonising highly humid soils. These two taxa are qualified as very rare within the study area.
Keywords: Amblystegium serpens, Oxyrrhynchium speciosum, Mosses, Tafoughalt Massif, Morocco