Tropical Bryology 33: 23-30, 2011
The Mosses of Mount Lumaku, Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia
Monica Suleiman1, Fadzilah Awang-Kanak2 and Dunstan P. Masundang1
1
Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. (monica.suleiman@gmail.com).
2
School of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, Malaysia.
Abstract: A checklist of mosses collected from Mount Lumaku is presented. In total, there are 127 species, two
varieties and one subspecies in 63 genera and 27 families of mosses recorded from this mountain, representing
ca. 18 % of the reported taxa of mosses in Borneo. The largest family was Sematophyllaceae with 18 species and
one variety, followed by Calymperaceae with 12 species and Dicranaceae with 11 species. Macromitrium
salakanum Müll.Hal. is a new addition to the Borneon moss flora, while Distichophyllum santosii E.B.Bartram
and Mitthyridium constrictum Sull. (H.Rob.) are new records for Sabah.
Keywords: Mosses, checklist, Mt. Lumaku, Crocker Range, Muaya waterfall, Borneo.
Introduction
Mount Lumaku (1,966 m) is the highest point in the
Sipitang District of Sabah situated on the most
southern part of the Crocker Range. It is located about
53 km inland from Sipitang Town on the west coast
of Sabah (Figure 1). The mountain is within the
Sipitang Forest Reserve Class II (Commercial Forest),
with a total area of 245,764 ha, which is under the
jurisdiction of Sabah Forestry Department. It was
formerly gazetted under Gn. Lumaku Forest Reserve
in 1959. The summit of Mt Lumaku (N 4°50’49”, E
115o45’46”), is accessible by a logging track from
Mendulong Village, on the western part of the
mountain, via Sabah Forest Industries Sdn. Bhd. (SFI)
plantation. However, the forest on the lower elevation
of this part of the mountain has been harvested for
timber and its foothills have been converted into
forest plantations in recent decades. SFI has a timber
licence covering ca. 288,000 ha of forest reserve Class
II in south western part of Sabah, which includes
118,000 ha of the Sipitang Forest Reserve (Sabah
Forestry Department 2008).
The Muaya Research and Education Centre
(MUAREC), which is managed by SFI, is a more
accessible part of Mt. Lumaku. It is located at N
4°54’14” & E 115o45’37”, and is about 10 km away
from the summit region of the mountain (Figure 1).
The research centre is about 49 km from the Sipitang
town. It is formerly known as Muaya Waterfall
Recreation Centre, which was established in 2001 by
SFI. This area is popularly known by the local people
for its beautiful double-tiered Muaya Waterfall, which
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stands at 50 m high. This centre is part of a 300 ha of
permanent protected area set aside by SFI for
research, education and recreation. The area is
covered by pristine forest ranging from 700 m to
1,200 m a.s.l. The centre itself is dominated by upper
dipterocarp forest, while the ridge zone (from 1,000 m
a.s.l.) is covered by heath forest.
Despite Mt Lumaku is geologically one of the highest
peaks of the Crocker Range, it receives less attention
by botanists compared to the other mountains on the
range, such as Mount Kinabalu. Thus far, there is no
published report on the moss flora of Mt Lumaku.
However, a few collections from this mountain and
surrounding areas were cited in revisionary studies
Figure 1. Map showing the location of Mount Lumaku and
Muaya Research and Education Centre (MUAREC). Inset:
Map of Sabah showing Sipitang Forest Reserve.
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Table 1. Locality details of mosses collected from Mount Lumaku from 2003 to 2009. MS - M. Suleiman; AKF
- A.K. Fadzilah
Collection number
Locality and date of collection
MS 1271 – 1312
MS 1313 – 1322
MS-AKF 3359 – 3453
MS-AKF 3454 – 3528
MS-AKF 3529 – 3546
MS-AKF 4137 – 4139
MS-AKF 4140 – 4148
MS 4200 – 4228
Site 1, trail to the top of Muaya Waterfall, 778-1010 m alt., 4 Nov. 2003.
Site 1, Muaya waterfall, along stream and boardwalk, 716-720 m alt., 5 Nov. 2003.
Site 2, old logging road to summit region; 1300-1750 m alt., 29 July 2008.
Site 1, Muaya Waterfall; 850-1050 m alt., 30 July 2008.
Site 1, Muaya Waterfall, around resthouse and by boardwalk, 700 m alt., 31 July 2008.
Site 1, Muaya Waterfall, along boardwalk, 700 m alt., 7 March 2009.
Site 1, Muaya Waterfall, 700-750 m alt., 8 March 2009.
Site 1, Muaya Waterfall, 900-1200 m alt., 5 August 2009.
and checklists, such as Touw (1971) and Klazenga
(1999). Reese (1987) described a new species,
Syrrhopodon meijeri W.D. Reese, from Mengalang
Forest Reserve (E 115o29’, N 5o00’), Sipitang, which
was collected by Willem Meijer in 1960 and housed
in Leiden Herbarium. This forest reserve is adjacent
to Sipitang Forest Reserve, thus the early collections
of bryophytes from Mount Lumaku and surrounding
areas may have been collected by Meijer.
Majority of the species were collected from Site 1
between the elevation of 700 m and 1,200 m. The
lower elevation of Site 1 was dominated by
Neckeraceae and Calymperaceae whereas the most
common species in the heath forest (ca. 1,000-1,100
m a.s.l.) were Leucobryum sumatranum and L.
javense, forming extensive carpets on the ground.
Leucobryum is normally abundant in this type of
sandy and low-nutrient forest in other parts of Borneo.
Materials and Methods
Specimens of mosses were collected within the year
2003 to 2009 from two different sites of Mt. Lumaku:
MUAREC (Site 1) and the summit region (Site 2)
(Figure 1). Most of the collection was done in Site 1
which is more accessible than Site 2 (Table 1).
Collections of mosses were carried out along all
existing trails in both sites. Habitats and substrates
information for each of the specimen collected were
recorded. Specimens were identified and deposited at
BORH and SAN.
Results and Discussion
A total of 127 species, two varieties and one
subspecies of mosses were identified from Mt
Lumaku (Appendix 1). This number represents ca.
18% of the 736 reported taxa of mosses in Borneo
(Suleiman et al. 2006, Suleiman & Akiyama 2007,
Higuchi et al. 2008, Suleiman et al. 2009, Ho et al.
2010, Mohamed et al. 2010, Ellis et al. 2010).
Sematophyllaceae has the highest diversity with 18
species and one variety, followed by Calymperaceae
and Dicranaceae with 12 and 11 species, respectively
(Table 2). The collection included a new record for
Borneo, Macromitrium salakanum Müll.Hal. In
addition, two species are new records for Sabah,
namely Distichophyllum santosii E.B.Bartram and
Mitthyridium constrictum (Sull.) H.Rob.
Table 2. Summary of the mosses collected from
Mount Lumaku.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
Family
Bartramiaceae
Bryaceae
Calymperaceae
Daltoniaceae
Dicranaceae
Diphysiaceae
Fissidentaceae
Garovagliaceae
Hookeriaceae
Hypnaceae
Hypnodendraceae
Hypopterygiaceae
Leucobryaceae
Mniaceae
Meteoriaceae
Neckeraceae
Pilotrichaceae
Orthotrichaceae
Polytrichaceae
Pottiaceae
Pterobryaceae
Racopilaceae
Rhizogoniaceae
Sematophyllacae
Sphagnaceae
Symphyodontaceae
Thuidiaceae
Total
Genera
1
2
7
3
5
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
6
4
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
9
1
1
1
63
Species
2
3
12
10+1 var.
11
2
7
5
1
6
5
3
9
1
6
5
1
5
3 + 1 subsp.
3
3
1
1
18+1 var.
1
1
2
127+2 var. + 1
subsp.
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Collection from Site 2 is limited due to its less
accessibility. Furthermore, the primary forest in Site 2
is found only from 1,650 m to the summit.
Nevertheless, several common species on upper
montane forests in Borneo, not found in Site 1, were
collected here, such as Sphagnum sericeum,
Pogonatum
cirratum
subsp.
cirratum
and
Macromitrium ochraceum.
The results from the two study sites show that Mt
Lumaku is rich in bryoflora, similar to that of Mount
Trus Madi (2,642 m) and Mount Tambuyukon (2,579
m), with 153 and 111 of moss taxa, respectively
(Suleiman & Edwards 2002, Suleiman et al. 2011).
Mount Trus Madi (N 5°35’, E 116°30’) is in
Tambunan District of Sabah and Mount Tambuyukon
(N 6°12’, E 116°39’) is in Ranau District; the latter
mountain is very close to Mount Kinabalu.
Acknowledgements. Authors would like to thank Sabah
Forest Industries Sdn. Bhd. and Sabah Forestry Department
for research permit and assistance given during the study.
Special thanks to Dr. K. T. Yong and Dr B.C. Ho for
helping with the identification of some species, and Arney
Abdul Hamid and Azrie Alliamat of ITBC GIS Laboratory
for producing the map. This study was partly funded by
Universiti Malaysia Sabah Fundamental Grant UMS
(ER/U034) and Nagoa Natural Environment Foundation
Japan awarded to MS.
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Appendix 1 - Checklist of mosses of Mount
Lumaku, Sipitang, Sabah.
Fissidens polypodioides Hedw.
On soil, 1600-1700 m, MS & AKF 3374, 3441, 3443,
3445.
The sequence arrangement of families follows that of
Buck & Goffinet (2000). Species reported for the first
time for Sabah and Borneo are marked with ‘*’ and
‘**’respectively. MS - M. Suleiman; AKF - A.K.
Fadzilah.
Campylopus ericoides (Griff.) A.Jaeger.
On boulder, 1500 m, MS & AKF 3366.
SPHAGNACEAE
Campylopus crispifolius E.B.Bartram
On rotten log, 1030 m, MS 1303.
Sphagnum sericeum Müll.Hal.
On rock, 1750 m, MS & AKF 3449.
DICRANACEAE
POLYTRICHACEAE
Campylopus umbellatus (Schwägr. & Gaudich. ex
Arn.) Paris
On rotten logs and soil, 1000-1500 m, MS & AKF
3361, 3363, 3366, 3518.
Pogonatum cirratum subsp. macrophyllum (Dozy &
Molk.) Hyvönen
On soil, 1600 m, MS & AKF 3377, 3378.
Dicranoloma assimile (Hampe) Paris
On tree trunk and humus, 1000 m, MS & AKF 3508,
3509.
Pogonatum cirratum subsp. fuscatum (Mitt.) Hyvönen
On soil, 1020 m, M.Suleiman 1285.
Dicranoloma billardierei (Brid.) Paris
On humus, 1012 m, MS 1306.
Pogonatum neesii (Müll.Hal.) Dozy
On soil, 1600 m, MS & AKF 3375, 3379, 3383.
Dicranoloma blumei (Nees) Renauld
On treelet trunk, 1100 m, MS & AKF 4213.
Pogonatum piliferum (Dozy & Molk.) Touw
On rock, 920 m, MS & AKF 3473.
Dicranoloma braunii (Müll.Hal.) Paris
On tree trunks and branches, and rotten logs, 10501650 m, MS & AKF 3413, 3414, 3499, 3502, 3506,
4207.
DIPHYSIACEAE
Diphyscium granulosum P.C.Chen
On rock, 716 m, M.Suleiman 1313.
Diphyscium mucronifolium Mitt.
On rock, 1000 m, MS & AKF 3461.
Dicranoloma brevisetum (Dozy & Molk.) Paris
On tree trunks, rotten logs and humus, 1050-1650 m,
MS & AKF 3426, 3494, 4206.
Dicranella setifera (Mitt.) A.Jaeger
On wet soil, 1470-1610 m, MS & AKF 3364, 3382.
FISSIDENTACEAE
Fissidens crenulatus var. elmeri (Broth.) Z.Iwats. &
Tad.Suzuki
On tree buttress, 900 m, MS & AKF 3466.
Fissidens ceylonensis Dozy & Molk.
On rock, 1700 m, MS & AKF 3444.
Fissidens crispulus Brid.
On rock by a stream, 700-1000 m, MS & AKF 3516,
3537, 4141.
Fissidens geminiflorus Dozy & Molk.
On wet stone-wall, 950m, MS 1285.
Fissidens javanicus Dozy & Molk.
On rock, 850 m, MS & AKF 3454, 3459.
Fissidens nobilis Griff.
On rock, 850-900 m, MS & AKF 3458, 3469.
Holomitrium cylindraceum (P.Beauv.) Wijk &
Margad.
On fallen log, 850 m, MS & AKF 3456. This species
was first recorded in Sabah by Bartram (1936) as H.
vaginatum. This is the second record for Sabah.
Leucoloma molle (Müll.Hal.) Mitt.
On tree trunks, 1030-1650 m, MS 1288, 1300; MS &
AKF 3416, 3477, 3504, 3532.
LEUCOBRYACEAE
Leucobryum aduncum var. scalare (Müll.Hal. ex
M.Fleisch.) A.Eddy
On soil, 700 m, MS & AKF 3546.
Leucobryum arfakianum Müll.Hal. ex Geh.
On tree and shrub trunks, 1050-1750 m, MS 4209; MS
& AKF 3450, 3452, 3505.
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Leucobryum bowringii Mitt.
On soil and boulder, 1200-1650 m, MS 4226; MS &
AKF 3397.
Leucobryum chlorophyllosum Müll.Hal.
On tree trunks, 700-800 m, MS & AKF 3531, 3545.
Leucobryum javense (Brid.) Mitt.
On boulder and shrub trunk, 1000-1500 m, MS &
AKF 3365, 3526.
Leucobryum sumatranum Broth. ex M.Fleisch.
On humus,tree root and soil, 1000-1650 m, MS &
AKF 3376, 3392, 3489, 3527.
Schistomitrium apiculatum (Dozy & Molk.) Dozy &
Molk.
On rotten and fallen logs, 1050 m, MS & AKF 3503,
4205.
Schistomitrium mucronifolium (A.Braun) M.Fleisch.
On tree trunk, 1100 m, MS 3497.
Schistomitrium robustum Dozy & Molk.
On tree trunks, 1027-1150 m, MS 1289, 4223; MS &
AKF 3498.
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Mitthyridium undulatum (Dozy & Molk.) H.Rob.
On shrub trunks, 1050-1150m, MS 4208, 4219.
Octoblepharum albidum Hedw.
On tree trunk, 700 m, MS & AKF 3529.
Syrrhopodon aristifolius Mitt.
On tree trunk, 700m, MS & AKF 3534.
Syrrhopodon involutus Schwägr.
On fallen log, 950 m, MS & AKF 3475.
Syrrhopodon japonicus (Besch.) Broth.
On tree trunk, 1100 m, MS 4215.
Syrrhopodon muelleri (Dozy & Molk.) Sande Lac.
On tree trunk, 780 m, MS & AKF 4146.
Syrrhopodon tristichus Nees ex Schwägr.
On cliff and tree trunk, 1650-1750 m, MS & AKF
3419, 3451.
ORTHOTRICHACEAE
Macromitrium fuscescens Schwägr.
On fallen log, 850 m, MS & AKF 3457.
POTTIACEAE
Barbula javanica Dozy & Molk.
On cliff, 920-950 m, MS & AKF 3474, 3484, 3487.
Hyophila involuta A.Jaeger.
On concrete by a stream, 700 m, MS & AKF 3539.
Pseudosymblepharis
bombayensis
P.Sollman
On cliff, 950 m, MS & AKF 3480, 3481.
(Müll.Hal.)
Macromitrium longicaule Müll.Hal.
On rotten log, 1600 m, MS & AKF 3381.
Macromitrium ochraceum (Dozy & Molk.) Müll.Hal.
On fallen branch and rotten log, 1550-1650 m, MS &
AKF 3370, 3380, 3388, 3422.
Macromitrium orthostichum Nees ex Schwägr.
On fallen branch, 750 m, MS & AKF 4145.
CALYMPERACEAE
Arthocormus schimperi (Dozy & Molk.) Dozy &
Molk.
On tree trunk, 700 m, MS & AKF 3533.
Calymperes fasciculatum Dozy & Molk.
On tree trunk, 1200 m, MS 4228.
**Macromitrium salakanum Müll.Hal.
On fallen logs and branches, 750-1100 m, MS 4211;
MS & AKF
4147. This species is widely distributed in Peninsular
Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi, Philippines and New
Guinea. Thus, its occurrence in Borneo is expected.
BARTRAMIACEAE
Exostratum blumei (Nees ex Hampe) L.T.Ellis
On tree trunk, 900 m, MS & AKF 3465.
Leucophanes octoblepharioides Brid.
On tree trunk, 700-1000 m, MS & AKF 3524, 3530.
*Mitthyridium constrictum (Sull.) H.Rob.
On tree trunk, 1000 m, MS & AKF 3510. This species
has been recorded in Sarawak and Kalimantan Barat
(Suleiman et al., 2006). Its funnel shaped leaves
apices separate it from other species of the genus.
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Philonotis calomicra Broth.
On soil, 1300 m, MS & AKF 3359. This species was
first recorded for Sabah from a R.E. Holttum’s
collection (Dixon, 1935). This is the second record
from Borneo.
Philonotis secunda (Dozy & Molk.) Bosch & Sande
Lac.
On boulder, 800-1000 m, MS & AKF 3513, 3543.
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BRYACEAE
DALTONIACEAE
Brachymenium nepalense Hook.
On Melastoma tree trunk, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3385.
Calyptrochaeta cf. ramosa (M.Fleisch.) B.C.Tan &
H.Rob.
On boulder by a waterfall, 1000 m, MS & AKF 3522.
Bryum clavatum (Schimp.) Müll.Hal.
On soil, 1300 m, MS & AKF 3362.
Bryum billarderi Schwägr.
On stone-wall, 950 m, MS 1281.
Calyptrochaeta remotifolia (Müll.Hal.)
B.C.Tan & Touw
On rock, 1000 m, MS & AKF 3470.
Z.Iwats.,
MNIACEAE
Distichophyllum angustifolium Dixon
On rotten log, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3409.
Plagiomnium integrum (Bosch & Sande Lac.)
T.J.Kop.
On tree root by a stream, 1700 m, MS & AKF 3435.
Distichophyllum cuspidatum (Dozy & Molk.) Dozy &
Molk.
On tree trunk, 1200 m, MS 4227.
HYPNODENDRACEAE
Distichophyllum cf. kinabaluense Nog. & Z.Iwats.
On wood, 900 m, MS & AKF 3471. The leaf apices of
this specimen are not acuminate and its lamina cells
are also not strongly collenchymatous as in the typical
D. kinabaluense (Tan & Robinson, 1990).
Hypnodendron beccarii (Hampe) A.Jaeger.
On tree trunk, 1700 m, MS & AKF 3436. This species
has been reported by Touw (1971) from Mount
Lumaku.
Hypnodendron dendroides (Brid.) Touw
On rotten log, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3399.
Hypnodendron diversifolium Broth. & Geh.
On rotten log, boulder and tree root, 750-1700 m, MS
4204; MS & AKF 3438, 4114.
Hypnodendron milnei subsp. korthalsii (Bosch &
Sande Lac. ex Paris) Touw
On rocky cliff, 730-850 m, MS 1271, 1318; MS &
AKF 3462. Touw (1971) had recorded this species
from Mount Lumaku.
Hypnodendron vitiense Mitt. subsp. vitiense
On rock and by a waterfall, 720-980 m, MS 1307,
1316.
Distichophyllum malayense Damanhuri & Mohamed
On rotten log and buttress of tree, 900-1700 m, MS &
AKF 3437, 3468.
Distichophyllum mittenii Bosch & Sande Lac.
On rotten log, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3404.
Distichophyllum nigricaule var. cirratum (Renauld &
Cardot) M.Fleisch.
On soil, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3418.
Distichophyllum nigricaule Mitt. ex Bosch & Sande
Lac. var. nigricaule
On boulders and soil, 800-900 m, M Suleiman 4200;
MS & AKF 3464, 3542.
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme (Hedw.) Mitt.
On rotten logs and tree trunks, 900-1650 m, MS 1276,
4216; MS & AKF 3394.
RACOPILACEAE
*Distichophyllum santosii E.B.Bartram
On rotten logs, 750 m, MS & AKF 3536, 4143. This
species is easily distinguished from other species of
the genus in having toothed leaf margin. The upper
laminal cells of both specimens have shiny spots in
the middle of the cells that could be confused for
papillae. In Borneo, this species has been recorded
from Sarawak (Mohamed et al., 1992).
Racoplium spectabile Reinw. & Hornsch.
On shrub trunk and rocks, 700-950 m, MS 1320; MS
& AKF 3433, 3463, 3485.
Ephemeropsis tjibodensis K.I.Goebel
On shrub leaves and on tree trunk of Melastoma,
1050-1650 m, MS 4202; MS & AKF 3396.
HOOKERIACEAE
PILOTRICHACEAE
Hookeria acutifolia Hook. & Grev.
On soil by a stream, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3429.
Callicostella prabaktiana (Müll.Hal.) Bosch & Sande
Lac.
On rock by a stream, 700 m, MS & AKF 3538. The
smooth lamina cells separate this species from the
more common Callicostella papillata (Mont.) Mitt.
RHIZOGONIACEAE
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HYPOPTERYGIACEAE
On leaf of shrub, 800 m, MS & AKF 3541.
Hypopterygium flavolimbatum Müll.Hal.
On tree trunk, cliff and rock by a stream, 720-1650 m,
MS 1315; MS & AKF 3424, 3483.
Meteorium subpolytrichum (Besch.) Broth.
On fallen log, 1000 m, MS 4201.
Hypopterygium tamarisci (Sw.) Brid. ex Müll. Hal.
On boulder, 770 m, MS 1321.
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Pseudobarbella atenuata (Thwaites & Mitt.) Nog.
On branch of shrub, 1100 m, MS & AKF 3501.
Hypopterygium vriesei Bosch & Sande Lac.
On tree trunk, 900 m, MS & AKF 3467.
Pseudotrachypus wallichii (Brid.) W.R. Buck
On shrub trunk, fallen treelet and leaves, 1000-1050
m, MS & AKF 3521, 3523, 3528.
GAROVAGLIACEAE
HYPNACEAE
Garovaglia angustifolia Mitt.
On tree trunks, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3390, 3408b.
Ectropothecium buitenzorgii (Bél.) Mitt.
On soil, 1300 m, MS & AKF 3360.
Garovaglia compressa Mitt.
On tree trunks, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3408a, 3427.
Ectropothecium ptychofolium N.Nishim.
On rotten log, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3423.
Garovaglia elegans (Dozy & Molk.) Hampe ex Bosch
& Sande Lac.
On treelet trunk, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3415.
Ectropothecium sp. 1.
On rotten log and twig, 1600-1650 m, MS & AKF
3400, 3372.This species has relatively very long seta,
3.4 – 4.0 cm long, as in Ectropothecium falciforme
(Dozy & Molk.) A. Jaeger. This species also shares
similar branch leaf characters with the latter species,
except that the latter’s leaf costa is obscure or none.
Garovaglia sp. 1
On Melastoma tree trunk, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3389.
Leaves of this species closely resemble G.
angustifolia but its leaves are not distinctly decurrent
and not rugose as in the former species.
Garovaglia sp. 2
On a tree trunk, 1650 m, MS & AKF 4137. This
species is similar to G angustifolia var. bogorensis
(M. Fleisch.) During from its caudate stem tips and
presence of abundant gemmae on these stems.
However, the plants are very small, only ca. 1–1.5 cm
tall, leaves are not rugose and laminal cells are not
pitted.
THUIDIACEAE
Thuidium cymbifolium (Dozy & Molk.) Dozy &
Molk.
On shrub stump, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3412.
Ectropothecium sp. 2.
On leaf of a climber plant, 950 m, MS & AKF 3478.
This species is similar to Ectropothecium
monumentorum (Duby) A. Jaeger from its clearly
prorulose leaves cells and leaves margins serrulate in
the upper half. However, the leaves of this species are
not plicate at all and two costae are fairly strong.
Isopterygium albescens (Hook.) A.Jaeger
On tree trunk, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3425.
Vesicularia sp.1.
On rock, 850 m, MS & AKF 3460. This species has
shorter seta, ca. 1 cm long, as compared to
Vesicularia reticulata (Dozy & Molk.) Broth.
although its leaf characters are in agreement with the
latter species.
Thuidium pristocalyx (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger
On rock and tree trunk, 720-950 m, MS 1322; MS &
AKF 3476.
SYMPHYODONTACEAE
METEORIACEAE
Chaetomitrium leptopoma (Schwägr.) Bosch & Sande
Lac.
On twigs, 700 m, MS & AKF 4142.
Aerobryidium crispifolium (Broth. & Geh.) M.
Fleisch.
On tree trunk and shrub branches, 700-800 m, MS
1272; MS & AKF 4139.
Cryptopapillaria fuscescens (Hook.) M.Menzel
On stipe of fern, 1000 m, MS & AKF 3519.
Floribundaria floribunda (Dozy & Molk.) M.Fleisch.
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SEMATOPHYLLACEAE
Acroporium diminutum (Brid.) M.Fleisch.
On rotten log and tree buttress, 1050-1650 m, MS &
AKF 3395, 3488.
Acroporium johhannis-winkleri Broth.
On rotten log, 1050 m, MS & AKF 3491.
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Trismegistia lancifolia (Harv.) Broth.
On humus, 1000 m, MS 1310, 1311; MS & AKF
3511.
Acroporium lamprophyllum Mitt.
On treelet trunk, 1100 m, MS 4214.
Acroporium rigens (Broth. ex Dixon) Dixon
On soil and rotten log, 1050-1650 m, MS & AKF
3393, 3495.
Acroporium rufum (Reinw. & Hornsch.) M.Fleisch.
On rotten log, 1050 m, MS & AKF 3492.
Acroporium stramineum (Reinw. &
M.Fleisch. var. stramineum
On tree trunk, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3453.
Hornsch.)
Acroporium stramineum var. hamulatum (M.Fleisch.)
B.C.Tan
On soil, decaying log and tree trunk, 1100-1600 m,
MS 4212, 4224; MS & AKF 3384.
Acroporium strepsiphyllum (Mont.) B.C.Tan var.
strepsiphyllum
On tree trunk, shrub trunk and tree base, 1000-1560
m, MS 4225; MS & AKF 3369, 3500, 3505.
Trismegistia panduriformis (C.H.Wright) Broth.
On tree buttress, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3417.
PTEROBRYACEAE
Neolindbergia rugosa (Lindb.) M.Fleisch.
On tree trunk, 700 m, M.Suleiman & A.K.Fadzilah
4138.
Symphysodon neckeroides Dozy & Molk. var.
neckeroides
On tree trunks and treelet, 980-1100 m, MS 1308,
4218; MS & AKF 3520, 3525.
Symphysodontella convoluta (Dozy & Molk.)
M.Fleisch.
On Melastoma tree trunk, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3402;
3428.
NECKERACEAE
Clastobryum papillosum R.S.Williams
On tree trunk, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3405.
Clastobryum sp. 1
On tree trunk, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3387.
This species is quite robust, with attenuate branches
up to 2.5 cm tall. Leaves measured to 3.3 mm × 0.38
mm and cells are smooth except at extreme apices.
The propagules are smooth as in Clastobryum
papillosum.
Isocladiella surcularis B.C.Tan & Mohamed
On shrub trunks, 1028-1050 m, MS 1291; MS & AKF
3490.
Mastopoma armitii (Broth. & Geh.) Broth.
On shrub trunks, 1000-1150 m, MS 1312, 4220.
Radulina borbonica (Bél.) W.R.Buck var. borbonica
On rotten log, 1650 m, MS & AKF 3407.
Himantocladium cyclophyllum (Müll.Hal.) M.Fleisch.
On rocks and boulders, 730-900 m, MS 1274, 1319;
MS & AKF 3472.
Homaliodendron flabellatum (Sm.) M.Fleisch.
On tree trunks and boulders, 800-1650 m, MS 1273;
MS & AKF 3420, 3450.
Homaliodendron microdendron (Mont.) M.Fleisch.
On rocky slope, 850 m, MS & AKF 3455.
Neckeropsis lepineana (Mont.) M.Fleisch.
On stone-walls, 950 m, MS 1278; MS & AKF 3482.
Pinnatella kuehliana (Bosch
M.Fleisch.
On tree trunk, 720 m, MS 1317.
&
Sande
Lac.)
Rhaphidostichum piliferum (Broth.) Broth.
On cliff, 950 m, MS 1279; MS & AKF 3486.
Taxithelium vernieri (Duby) Besch.
On leaf of shrub, 750 m, MS & AKF 4140.
Trichosteleum boschii (Dozy & Molk.) A.Jaeger
On rotten log, 950 m, MS & AKF 3479.
Trismegistia calderensis (Sull.) Broth.
On rotten log and shrub trunk, 1100-1650 m, MS
4217; MS & AKF 3391.
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