Investigation on the flora of bryophytes in Yueliang Mountain Nature Reserve, Guizhou
Yueliang Mountain Nature Reserve is located at the junction of four counties:Chongjiang County, Rongjiang County, Sandu County and Libo County, at the longitude E 108°14′-109°12′, and latitude N 25°19′-26°03′, with a total area of 24800 hm2 . The flora of bryophytes is investigated for the first time through the study of 1000 collected specimens. A total of 374 species of bryophytes are identified, which be-long to 147 genera in 69 families. The species and floristic composition for the 374 species were analysed, with 16 families and six genera dominating the flora. The flora can be divided into 15 floristic elements, dom-inated by the Sino—Japan( SJ) element. The bryophytes flora in Yueliang Mountain Nature Reserve have the characteristics of transition from temperate to tropical elements.
Yueliang MountainBryophyteSpecies compositionanalysis of floristic composition