species richness, distribution, and status of mosses in

Asian Journal of Biodiversity

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Species Richness, Distribution, and Status of Mosses in Selected Mountains in

Mindanao, Philippines

LESLEY CASAS [email protected]

Liceo de Cagayan University, Research and Publication Office Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao, Philippines

Date Submitted: Sept. 14, 2009 Final Revision Complied: Nov. 9, 2009

Abstract - The paper determined the species richness, distribution, and status of mosses in selected mountains in Mindanao, Philippines. Field collections of mosses were conducted in Mt. Kalatungan, Bukidnon Province ,Mt. Matutum, South Cotabato Province , and Mt. Malambo, Davao Province at 10 meters on each side of the trails using alpha- taxonomy method. The mosses were collected, classified, and identified. Its status were also assessed. The study revealed 137 species, 87 genera and 33 families of mosses. Of the 137 species, 109 were found in Mt. Kalatungan , 59 in Mt. Matutum. and 20 in Mt. Malambo. Assessment of status of the species revealed 7 species as Philippine record, 37 new to Mindanao, 1 collected only twice, 29 widespread, 12 rare species, and all species collected were new record in terms of locality. Mt. Kalatungan had the highest species richness, followed by Mt. Matutum, and Mt. Malambo had the least number of species. Based on the findings, with the alarming rate of degradation of the mountains which is basically caused by human activities such as land clearing, slash and burn method for expanding crop plantation, urbanization, firewood consumption, over collection of moss plant materials of horticulture, landscaping

Asian Journal of BiodiversityArt. #103, pp. 72-90

Vol. 1 No. 1 December 2010CHED Accredited Research Journal, Category APrint ISSN 2094-5019 • Electronic ISSN 2244-0461doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7828/ajob.v1i1.103

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and other commercial purposes. Some species are epiphytes on tree trunks or branches of live trees while others are on rotten logs, rock surfaces, moist stones along the stream banks and some grow well on soil. Hence, the identified habitats of new records in the Philippines, new to Mindanao , new in terms of locality, widespread , and rare species of mosses should be protected through a strict implementation of the forest laws by concerned authorities.

Keywords - Mosses, species richness, distribution, status, Mindanao Island, Philippines.

INTRODUCTION

The large and diverse Philippine moss flora has a modern checklist (Tan and Iwatsuki, 1991). The history and progress of Philippine bryology were reviewed and summarized by Tan (1992) who discussed in detail the floristic composition and affinity of the archipelagic moss flora (see also Tan, 1984). In Tan’s publications, Mindanao was cited as an important island, albeit with a still incompletely known flora, which may hold critically the key to a better understanding of the origin and evolution of the entire Philippine moss flora. In recent years, the Island of Mindanao has been postulated to have a different geological origin and plate tectonic history from the rest of the islands forming the Philippine archipelago (Hall, 1998). As such, this second largest southern island of the country may harbor important floristic and bryogeographical information that needs to be documented before the local forests become completely decimated. To date, Mindanao Island has a total of 187 genera and 314 species of mosses (cf. Tan and Iwatsuki 1991), 50 of which are known only from this island. The rest are found also in Luzon and the Visayas Islands. Among the 50 species of Philippine mosses known from Mindanao, 4% are widespread in the tropics, 60% are Malesian taxa, 21% have an Australasian link, 10% have a Bornean link, and only 6% have a continental Asiatic connection. Clearly, the moss flora of Mindanao has a strong southern and Australasian influence compared to other large islands in the country (Tan ,1998). The main objective of this paper is to determine the species richness, distribution, and status of mosses in selected mountains in Mindanao, Philippines.

Species Richness, Distribution, and Status of Mosses... Lubos


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MATERIALS AND METHODS

Survey and Collection

Survey of mosses was conducted in Mt. Kalatungan, Bukidnon Province, Mt. Matutum, Tupi, South Cotabato Province, and Mt. Malambo, Datu Salumay, Davao Province. Representative specimens of mosses were collected at 10 m on each side of the trail from base to the upper portion of the three selected areas using alpha- taxonomy method.

Classification and Identification

The specimens collected were classified and identified using the taxonomic keys of Bartram (1939). Morphological characters of the leaf (leaf arrangement, midrib, base, apex, margin, cells, shape) and sporophyte (size, shape, texture of capsule and seta, number of teeth) were used to identify the species.

Photographs

A camera was used for documentation. Stereomicroscope, trinocular microscope and dissecting microscope were also used to identify and classify the species of mosses.

Preparation of Herbarium specimens

The collected specimens of mosses were placed in a plastic bag or ziplock, labelled with the following data: collection number, name of collector, altitude, name of the mountain, date of collection, and associated habitats. This was then air-dried and placed in a standard packets and properly labeled for herbarium vouchers.

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Assessment of Conservation Status

A New Annotated Checklist of Iwatsuki and Tan (1991), print scientific journals and on-line journals were used to determine the status of the collected specimens. Assessment of conservation status of the species, whether new record in the Philippines, new in Mindanao, new in terms of locality, rare, and widespread was made.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Species Richness and Distribution

A total of 137 species, 87 genera and 33 families of mosses were found in the three selected mountains in Mindanao, Philippines (Figs. 1 and 2, p. 87 and Table 1 p. 76).

Mt. Kalatungan (Fig. 3 p. 87) showed the highest species composition with 109 species , followed by Mt. Matutum (Fig. 4 p. 88) with 53 species, and Mt. Malambo (Fig. 5 p. 88) with only 20 species of mosses (Table 1).



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Tabl

e 1.

Che

cklis

t of f

amily

, gen

era,

and

spe

cies

of m

osse

s on

the

sele

cted

mou

ntai

ns in

Min

dana

o, P

hilip

pine

s

Fam

ily /

Gen

era

/ Spe

cies

K

ALA

TUN

GA

NM

ALA

MBO

MA

TUTU

MST

ATU

S

Fiss

iden

tace

aeFi

ssid

ens H

edw.

1Fi

ssid

ens o

blon

gifo

lius H

ook.

f. &

Wils

./

xx

NRL

,NRM

2Fi

ssid

ens n

obili

s Gri

ff./

x/

NRL

,WD

icra

nace

aeCa

mpy

lopo

dium

( C

. Mul

l.) B

esch

.3

Cam

pylo

podi

um m

ediu

m (

Dub

y) G

iese

& F

rahm

/x

xN

RL,N

RMCa

mpy

lopu

s Bri

d.4

Cam

pylo

pus e

ricoi

des (

Gri

ff.) J

aeg

x/

/N

RL,N

RM

5Ca

mpy

opus

um

bella

tus (

Arn

ott) P

ar.

/x

xN

RL,W

Dic

rane

lla (

C. M

ull.)

Bes

ch.

6D

icra

nella

setif

era

( Mitt

.) Ja

eg/

xx

NRL

,R,N

RMD

icra

nolo

ma

( Ren

.) Re

n.7

Dic

rano

lom

a bi

llard

eri c

f. ( B

rid.

ex

anon

.) Pa

r./

/x

NRL

8D

icra

nolo

ma

blum

ii (N

ees)

Par.

/x

xN

RL,W

9D

icra

nolo

ma

brev

isetu

m v

ar. b

revi

setu

m (

Doz

yy &

Mol

k) P

ar.

xx

/N

RL10

Dic

rano

lom

a br

evise

tum

var

. sam

oanu

m (

Brot

h.) T

an &

Kop

./

xx

NRL

,W11

Dic

rano

lom

a re

flexu

m (

C. M

ull.)

Ren

./

xx

NRL

,NRM

Hol

omitr

ium

Bri

d. N

om. C

ons

12H

olom

itriu

m cy

lindr

aceu

m (

P. B

eauv

.) W

ijk &

Mar

g./

x/

NRL

,NRM

Leuc

olom

a Br

id.N

om. C

ons

13Le

ucol

oma

mol

le ( C

. Mul

l.) M

itt.

//

/N

RLTr

emat

odon

Mic

hx.

77

Tabl

e 1

cont

inue

d

14Tr

emat

odon

long

icol

is M

ichx

./

xx

NRL

,NRM

Leuc

obry

acea

eCl

adop

odan

thus

Doz

y &

Mol

k.15

Clad

opod

anth

us sp

ecio

sus (

Doz

y &

Mol

k.) F

leis

ch.

/x

xN

RL,N

RMLe

ucob

yum

Ham

pe16

Leuc

obry

um a

dunc

um D

ozy

& M

olk.

/x

xN

RL,N

RM17

Leuc

obyu

m b

onin

ense

Sul

l. &

Les

q./

xx

NRP

,NRL

,R18

Leuc

obry

um ch

loro

phyl

lum

C. M

ull.

/x

xN

RL,N

RM19

Leuc

obyu

m ja

vens

e ( B

rid.

) Mitt

./

//

NRL

20Le

ucob

yum

sanc

tum

( Br

id.)

Ham

pex

/x

NRL

Leuc

opha

nes B

rid.

21Le

ucop

hane

s gla

ucum

( Sc

hwae

gr.)

Mitt

./

x/

NRL

22Le

ucop

hane

s ang

ustif

oliu

m R

en. &

Car

d./

x/

NRL

Oct

oblep

haru

m H

edw

.23

Oct

oblep

haru

m a

lbid

um H

edw

./

xx

NRL

Cal

ympe

race

aeCa

lym

pere

s Sw

. in

Web

.24

Caly

mpe

res s

erra

tum

A. B

r. ex

C. M

ull.

/x

/N

RLEx

ostr

atum

Elli

s25

Exos

trat

um b

lum

ei ( N

ess

ex H

ampe

) Elli

s/

xx

NRL

26Ex

ostr

atum

sulli

vant

ii ( D

ozy

& M

olk.

) Elli

s/

xx

NRL

,NRM

Syrr

hopo

don

Schw

aegr

.27

Syrr

hopo

don

gard

neri

( Hoo

k.) S

chw

aegr

./

xx

NRL

,NRM

28Sy

rrho

podo

n ja

poni

cus (

Bes

ch.)

Brot

h./

xx

NRL

,NRM

Potti

acea

eBa

rbul

a H

edw

. Nom

. Con

s29

Barb

ula

obsc

urire

tis D

ix.

/x

xN

RL,N

RMH

yoph

ila30

Hyo

phila

invo

luta

( H

ook.

) Jae

g./

xx

NRL

,W



78

Tabl

e 1

cont

inue

d

31H

yoph

ila ro

sea

Will

iam

s/

/x

NRL

,NRM

Pseu

dosy

mbl

epha

ris B

roth

.32

Pseu

dosy

mbl

epha

ris a

ngus

tata

( M

itt.)

Hilp

.x

x/

NRL

,R,N

RMW

eissia

Hed

w.

33W

eissia

cont

rove

rsa

Hed

w.

/x

xN

RL,R

Funa

riac

eae

Funa

ria H

edw

.34

Funa

ria h

ygro

met

rica

var.

calv

esce

ns (

Schw

aegr

.) M

ont.

/x

xN

RL,W

Spla

chna

ceae

Tayl

oria

Hoo

k.35

Tayl

oria

indi

ca M

itt.

/x

xN

RLBr

yace

aeBr

achy

men

ium

Sch

wae

gr.

36Br

achy

men

ium

nep

alen

se H

ook.

/x

/N

RL,W

Bryu

m H

edw

.37

Bryu

m a

picu

latu

m S

chw

aegr

./

xx

NRL

38Br

yum

sahy

adre

nse C

ard.

& D

ix.

/x

xN

RLRh

odob

ryum

Ham

pe.

39Rh

odob

ryum

aub

ertii

( Sc

hwae

gr) T

hir.

x/

xN

RL40

Rhod

obry

um g

igan

teum

( Sc

hwae

gr.)

Par.

/x

xN

RLM

niac

eae

Ort

hom

nion

Will

s.41

Ort

hom

nion

elim

batu

m (

Nog

.) T.

Kop

./

xx

NRL

,R,N

RMPl

agio

mni

um K

op.

42Pl

agio

mni

um in

tegr

um (

Bosc

h. &

Lac

.) T.

Kop

./

xx

NRL

,NRM

Rhi

zogo

niac

eae

Hym

enod

on H

ook.

F. &

Wils

.43

Hym

enod

on a

ngus

tifol

ius L

ac.

xx

/N

RLPy

rrho

bryu

m M

itt.

79

Tabl

e 1

cont

inue

d

44Py

rrho

bryu

m la

tifol

ium

( Bo

sch.

& L

ac.)

T. M

itt.

/x

xN

RL45

Pyrr

hobr

yum

spin

iform

e ( H

edw

.) M

itt.

/x

/N

RL,W

Rhiz

ogon

ium

Bri

d.46

Rhiz

ogon

ium

gra

effee

num

( C

. Mul

l.) Ja

eg.

x/

xN

RLH

ypno

dend

race

aeH

ypno

dend

ron

( C. M

ull.)

Lin

db. E

x M

itt.

47H

ypno

dend

ron

auric

omum

Bro

th. &

Geh

./

xx

NRP

,NRL

,R48

Hyp

node

ndro

n de

ndro

ides

( Br

id.)

Touw

/x

/N

RL,W

49H

ypno

dend

ron

dive

rsifo

lium

Bro

th. &

Geh

./

xx

NRL

50H

ypno

dend

ron

rein

war

dtii

ssp.

cadu

cifo

lium

( H

erz.

) Tou

wx

/x

NRL

,W51

Hyp

node

ndro

n su

bspi

nerv

ium

( C

. Mul

l.) Ja

eg.

/x

/N

RLss

p ar

bore

scen

s ( M

itt.)

Touw

Bart

ram

iace

aePh

iloni

tis B

rid.

52Ph

iloni

tis ca

lom

icra

Bro

th.

xx

/N

RL53

Philo

nitis

mol

lis (

Doz

y &

Mol

k.) M

itt.

/x

xN

RL,N

RM54

Philo

nitis

runc

inat

a C

. Mul

l. Ex

aon

gstr

xx

/N

RL55

Philo

nitis

thw

aite

sii M

itt.

xx

/N

RL,N

RMSp

irid

enta

ceae

Spiri

dens

Nee

s56

Spiri

dens

rein

war

dtii

Nee

s/

xx

NRL

,WEr

podi

acea

e57

Erpo

dium

bise

riatu

m (A

ust.)

Aus

t./

xx

NRL

, R,2

CO

rtho

tric

hace

aeM

acro

mitr

ium

Bri

d.58

Mac

rom

itriu

m b

lum

ei N

ees

ex S

chw

aegr

./

xx

NRL

59M

acro

mitr

ium

long

icau

le C

. Mul

l./

x/

NRL

60M

acro

mitr

ium

sala

kanu

m C

. Mul

l./

x/

NRL

61M

acro

mitr

ium

och

race

um (

Doz

y &

Mol

k.) C

. Mul

l./

xx

NRL



80

Tabl

e 1

cont

inue

d

Raco

pilu

m P

. Bea

uv.

62Ra

copi

lum

joha

nnis-

win

kler

i Bro

th.

/x

/N

RL63

Raco

pilu

m sp

ecta

bile

Rein

w. &

Hor

nsch

./

//

NRL

,WC

yrto

poda

ceae

Besc

here

llia

Dub

y64

Besc

here

llia

phili

ppin

ensis

( C

.Mul

l.) F

leis

ch.

/x

/N

RL,R

Pron

odon

tace

aeN

eolin

dber

gia

Flei

sh.

65N

eolin

dber

gia

clad

omni

odes

Aki

yam

ax

x/

NRP

,NRL

,RPt

erob

ryac

eae

Caly

ptot

heci

um M

itt.

66Ca

lypt

othe

cium

recu

rvul

um (

Brot

h ex

C. M

ull.)

Bro

th.

xx

/N

RLG

arov

aglia

End

i.67

Gar

ovag

lia b

auer

lenii

( Geh

.) Pa

r./

xx

NRP

,NRL

,R68

Gar

ovag

lia el

egan

s ( D

ozy

& M

olk.

) Ham

pe e

x Bo

sch

& L

ac.

//

/N

RL,W

69G

arov

aglia

luzo

nens

is va

r. zw

icke

yi (

Bart

r.) D

urin

g/

xx

NRL

Pter

obry

opsis

Fle

isch

.70

Pter

obry

opsis

ged

ehen

sis F

leis

ch.

/x

/N

RLSy

mph

ysod

on71

Sym

phys

odon

nec

kero

ides

var

. nec

kero

ides

Doz

y &

Mol

k/

xx

NRL

Sym

phys

odon

tella

Fle

isch

.72

Sym

phys

odon

tella

atte

nuat

ula

Flei

sch.

/x

/N

RL73

Sym

phys

odon

tella

subu

lata

Bro

th.

/x

xN

RL74

Sym

phys

odon

tella

par

vifo

lia B

art.

/x

/N

RP,N

RL,R

Trac

hylo

ma

Brid

.75

Trac

hylo

ma

indi

cum

Mitt

./

xx

NRL

,WM

eteo

riac

eae

Aer

obry

idiu

m F

leis

ch.

76A

erob

ryid

ium

crisp

ifoliu

m (

Brot

h.&

Geh

.) Fl

eisc

h. e

x Br

oth.

/x

xN

RL,N

RM

81

Tabl

e 1

cont

inue

d

77A

erob

ryid

ium

fila

men

tosu

m (

Hoo

k.) F

leis

ch.

/x

xN

RLA

erob

ryop

sis F

leis

ch.

78A

erob

ryop

sis w

allic

hi (

Brid

.) Fl

eisc

h.x

x/

NRL

,WA

erob

ryum

Doz

y &

Mol

k.79

Aer

obry

um sp

ecio

sum

(Doz

y &

Mol

k.) D

ozy

& M

olk.

/x

xN

RLBa

rbell

a Fl

eisc

h. E

x. B

roth

.80

Barb

ella

cube

nsis

( Mitt

.) Br

oth.

/x

xN

RLFl

orib

unda

ria F

leis

ch.

81Fl

orib

unda

ria fl

orib

unda

( D

ozy

& M

olk.

) Fle

isch

./

x/

NRL

,WM

eteo

riops

is Fl

eisc

h. E

x Br

oth

82M

eteo

riops

is sq

uarr

osa

( Hoo

k.) F

leis

ch.

/x

xN

RLM

eteo

nium

( Br

id.)

Doz

y &

Bro

th.

83M

eteo

nium

subp

olyt

richu

m( B

rid.

) Doz

y &

Bro

th.

/x

xN

RL,N

RMPa

pilla

ria (

C. M

ull.)

C. M

ull.

84Pa

pilla

ria f

usce

ncen

s ( H

ook)

Jaeg

./

xx

NRL

85Pa

pilla

ria le

ucon

eura

( C

. Mul

l.) Ja

eg.

/x

xN

RL,N

RMPh

yllo

goni

acea

eCr

ypto

goni

um (

C. M

ull.)

Mul

l. O

n F.

Mul

l.86

Cryp

togo

nium

phy

logo

nioi

des (

Sul

l.) Is

ov.

/x

xN

RLN

ecke

race

aeH

iman

tocl

adiu

m (

Mitt

.) Fl

eisc

h.87

Him

anto

clad

ium

cycl

ophy

llum

( C

. Mul

l.) F

leis

ch.

/x

xN

RL,W

88H

iman

tocl

adiu

m p

lum

ula

( N

ess.

) Fle

isch

.x

x/

NRL

Hom

alio

dend

ron

Flei

sch.

89H

omal

iode

ndro

n fla

bella

tum

( Sm

.) Fl

eisc

h./

x/

NRL

,WN

ecke

ra H

edw

. Nom

. Con

s.90

Nec

kera

war

burg

ii Br

oth.

/x

xN

RLN

ecke

rops

is R

eich

ardt

91N

ecke

rops

is le

pine

ana

( Mon

t.) F

leis

ch.

/x

/N

RL,W



82

Tabl

e 1

cont

inue

d

Pinn

atell

a Fe

lisch

.92

Pinn

atell

a m

ariei

( Be

sch.

) Bro

th.

/x

xN

RL93

Pinn

atell

a a

lope

curo

ides

( H

ook.

) Fle

isch

./

xx

NRL

Lem

boph

ylla

ceae

Neo

barb

ella

Nog

.94

Neo

barb

ella

com

es (

Gri

ff.) N

og.

/x

xN

RL,N

RMH

ooke

riac

eae

Calli

scos

tella

(C. M

ull.)

Mitt

.,nom

.con

s95

Calli

scos

tella

pap

illat

a ( M

ont.)

Mitt

.x

x/

NRL

,WCa

lypt

roch

aeta

Des

v.96

Caly

ptro

chae

ta p

arvi

retis

cf.

( Fle

isch

.) Iw

ats.

, Tan

& T

ouw

xx

/N

RL97

Caly

ptro

chae

ta re

mot

ifolia

( C

. Mul

l.) Iw

ats.

, Tan

& T

ouw

/x

xN

RLCh

aeto

mitr

iops

is Fl

eisc

h.98

Chae

tom

itrio

psis

glau

coca

rpa

( Rei

nw.)

Flei

sch.

/x

xN

RLCh

aeto

mitr

ium

Doz

y &

Mol

k99

Chae

tom

itriu

m w

arbu

rgii

Brot

h in

War

b/

xx

NRL

Cycl

odic

tyon

Mitt

.10

0Cy

clod

icty

on b

lum

eanu

m (

C. M

ull.)

O. K

untz

ex

x/

NRL

,WD

istic

hoph

yllu

m D

ozy

& M

olk.

101

Dist

icho

phyl

lum

tort

ile D

ozy

& M

olk.

ex. B

osch

& L

ac.

/x

xN

RL,N

RMLe

ucom

iace

aeLe

ucom

ium

Mitt

.10

2Le

ucom

ium

stru

mos

um (

Hor

sch.

) Mitt

./

xx

NRL

Hyp

opte

rygi

acea

eLo

pidi

um H

ook.

F. &

Wils

.10

3Lo

pidi

um st

ruth

iopt

eris

( Bri

d.) F

leis

ch.

/x

/N

RLTh

uidi

acea

ePe

lekiu

m

83

Tabl

e 1

cont

inue

d

104

Pelek

ium

vel

atum

Mitt

./

xx

NRL

,WTh

uidi

um S

chim

p in

B.S

.G.

105

Thui

dium

cym

bifo

lium

( D

ozy

& M

olk.

) Doz

y &

Mol

k./

xx

NRL

,W10

6Th

iudi

um g

lauc

inum

( M

itt.)

Bosc

h. &

Lac

.x

x/

NRL

Brac

hyth

ecia

ceae

Eurr

hync

hium

Sch

imp.

In B

.S.G

.10

7Eu

rrhy

nchi

um v

agan

s ( Ja

eg.)

Bart

r./

x/

NRL

,NRM

Pala

moc

ladi

um C

. Mul

l.10

8Pa

lam

ocla

dium

nilg

herie

nse (

Mon

t.) C

. Mul

l./

xx

NRL

Hom

alot

heci

um S

chim

p.10

9H

omal

othe

cium

app

ress

ifoliu

m (

Will

iam

s) B

roth

. /

x/

NRL

,NRM

Rhyn

chos

tegi

um B

.S.G

.11

0Rh

ynch

oste

gium

celeb

icum

( La

c.) J

aeg.

/x

/N

RLEn

todo

ntac

eae

Ento

don

C. M

ull.

111

Ento

don

plic

atus

C. M

ull.

/x

xN

RLEr

ythr

odon

tium

Ham

pe11

2Er

ythr

odon

tium

jula

ceum

C. M

ull.

/x

xN

RL,W

Sem

atop

hylla

ceae

Acr

opor

ium

Mitt

.11

3A

crop

oriu

m ra

mic

ola

( Ham

pe) B

roth

./

x/

NRP

,NRL

114

Acr

opor

ium

stra

min

eum

( Re

inw

. & H

orsc

h.) F

leis

ch.

x/

xN

RL11

5A

crop

oriu

m st

reps

iphy

llum

( M

ont.)

B.C

. Tan

x/

xN

RLM

eioth

eciel

la B

.C. T

an, (

Mon

t) B.

C.T

an

116

Meio

thec

iella

pap

illos

a ( B

roth

in th

er) B

.C. T

an,

Scho

f & R

amsa

y,

com

b.no

v./

xx

NRP

,NRL

,R

Meio

thec

ium

Mitt

.11

7M

eioth

eciu

m m

icro

carp

um (

Hoo

k.) M

itt.

/x

xN

RLRa

dulin

a Bu

ck &

Tan

118

Radu

lina

ham

ata

( Doz

y &

Mol

k) B

uck

& T

anx

/x

NRL

,W



84

Tabl

e 1

cont

inue

d

Rhap

hido

stic

hum

Fle

isch

.11

9Rh

aphi

dost

ichu

m p

ilifer

um (

Brot

h.) B

roth

.x

/x

NRL

,NRM

Sem

atop

hyllu

m M

itt.

120

Sem

atop

hyllu

m su

bpin

natu

m (

Hoo

k.) M

itt.

/x

xN

RLTr

icho

stele

um12

1Tr

icho

stele

um ru

ficau

le ( T

hwai

ts &

Mitt

.) Ta

n/

x/

NRL

Trim

egis

tia (

C. M

ull.)

C. M

ull.

122

Trim

egist

ia ca

lder

ensis

( Su

ll.) B

roth

.x

x/

NRL

Hyp

nace

aeEc

trop

othe

cium

Mitt

.12

3Ec

trop

othe

cium

dea

lbat

um (

Rein

w. &

Hor

nsch

.) Ja

eg.

/x

xN

RL,W

124

Ectr

opot

heci

um fa

lcifo

rme (

Doz

y &

Mol

k.) J

aeg.

x/

xN

RL12

5Ec

trop

othe

cium

ferr

ugin

eum

( C

. Mul

l.) Ja

eg.

xx

/N

RL12

6Ec

trop

othe

cium

ichn

otoc

ladu

m (

C. M

ull.)

Jaeg

./

x/

NRL

127

Ectr

opot

heci

um m

onum

ento

rum

cf.

( Dub

y) c

f.Jae

g./

xx

NRL

,W12

8Ec

trop

othe

cium

pen

zigi

anum

Fle

isch

./

xx

NRL

,NRM

129

Ectr

opot

heci

um st

riatu

lum

Dix

. Ex

Bart

r./

xx

NRL

,NRM

Cten

idiu

m (

Schi

mp.

) Mitt

.13

0Ct

enid

ium

luzo

nens

ecf.

Brot

h./

xx

NRL

Vasic

ular

ia (

C. M

ull.)

C. M

ull.

131

Vasic

ular

ia re

ticul

ata

( Doz

y &

Mol

k.) B

roth

.x

x/

NRL

,WBu

xbau

mia

ceae

Dip

hysc

ium

Moh

r.13

2D

iphy

sciu

m in

volu

tum

Mitt

./

xx

NRL

,NRM

Poly

tric

hace

aeD

awso

nia

R. B

r.

133

Daw

soni

a lo

ngifo

lia (

Brus

h &

Sch

imp

Zant

var

. sup

erba

( G

rev.

) Za

nt/

xx

NRL

, R

Pogo

natu

m P

. Bea

uv.

85

Tabl

e 1

cont

inue

d

134

Pogo

natu

m ca

mus

ii ( T

her)

Tou

w.

//

xN

RL13

5Po

gona

tum

cirr

atum

ssp.

cirr

atum

( Sw

.) Br

id.

//

xN

RL,N

RM13

6Po

gona

tum

mic

roph

yllu

m (

Doz

y &

Mol

k.) D

ozy

& M

olk.

/x

/N

RL,N

RM13

7Po

gona

tum

nee

sii (

C. M

ull.)

Doz

y.x

x/

NRL

,W

TOTA

L10

920

53

Lege

nd: x

- ab

sent

/

- pre

sent

N

RP -

New

reco

rd in

the

Phili

ppin

es

NRM

- N

ew re

cord

in M

inda

nao

N

RL -

New

Rec

ord

in te

rms

of L

ocal

ity

R - R

are

2

C -

2nd

colle

ctio

n in

the

Phili

ppin

es

W- W

ides

prea

d



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Table 2. Number of family, genera, and species of mosses in the three selected mountains in Mindanao, Philippines

MOUNTAIN FAMILY GENERA SPECIES

Kalatungan 32 76 109

Matutum 24 44 53

Malambo 12 17 20

This study confirmed the report and observation of Tan (1992,1994,1998) and Tan, Lubos, and Schwarz (2000) that mosses grow best in moist forest with high altitude. Mt. Kalatungan has the highest altitude compared to Mt. Matutum and Mt. Malambo.

Assessment

The three mountains revealed that there are 7 new records of mosses in the Philippines, 37 new to Mindanao, 137 new records in terms of locality, 12 rare species, 1 collected twice, and 29 widespread species (Table 3).

Table 3. Status of mosses in three selected mountains in Mindanao, Philippines.

Status Kalatungan Matutum Malambo

1. New Record in the Philippines (NRP) ( reported by Tan, Lubos, and Schwarz,2000)

6 1 0

2. New record in Mindanao (NRM) 33 8 0

3. New record in terms of locality (NRL) 109 53 20

4. Rare (R) 11 3 0

5. 2nd collection (2C) 1 0 0

7. Widespread (W) 21 13 4

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Fig. 3. Mt. Kalatungan, Bukidnon Provincewith highest elevation of 2,824 masl

Fig. 1. Philippine Map Fig. 2. Mindanao Map



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Fig. 4. Mt. Matutum, South Cotabato Provincewith highest elevation of 2,286 masl.

Fig. 5. Mt. Malambo, Salumay, Davao Provincewith highest elevation of 1,278 masl.

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CONCLUSION

The study found that there are new records of mosses found in Mindanao, particularly in Mt. Kalatungan in Bukidnon, Mt. Matutum in South Cotabato and Mt. Malambo in Salumay, Davao Province.

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