An Annotated Checklist and Atlas of the Mosses of Welcome |
Abstract | Introduction | Acknowledgments Systematic Arrangement
of Genera | Recognized Species Checklist | Literature Cited The
moss flora of Thailand, with 652 taxa, is comparable to that of
neighboring countries or regions, such as Borneo, Java, Malay
Peninsula, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam (Table 2).
Phytogeographically, Thailand is a transitional region forming a
bridge between the Malayan-Philippine and Sino-Himalayan floras.
In the northern part of Thailand plants in the dry lowlands are
very poor, but grow vigorously in moist evergreen forests that
are developing at altitude above 1,000 meters (Iwatsuki 1972).
The mosses of high elevations in the north exhibit affinities to
those of eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, and southwestern China
(Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou). Many species of the
Brachytheciaceae, Entodontaceae, Thuidiaceae, and Hylocomiaceae
as well as the species of Bryowijkia Nog., Calyptothecium Mitt.,
Dixonia Horik. & Ando,