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deserves – might take such needs and potentials
into account.
W.G.
10. 9BJuan GUERRA & Rosa María CROS
(ed.) – Flora briofítica ibérica. – Sociedad
Española de Briología, Murcia,
2000-2004 (ISSN 1696-0521). 9 unnumbered,
paper bound fascicles received to
date, each with a map of provinces, as
follows (chronologically according to
registration numbers):
María Teresa GALLEGO & María
Jesús CANO – Género modelo Aloina
(Potticeae) [as “vol. 0, fasc. 0”]. – 2000;
16 pages, 2 plates of drawings.
Juan GUERRA – Pottiaceae: Weissia,
Astomum, Trichostomum. – 2002; 24
pages, 5 plates of drawings.
María Teresa GALLEGO – Pottiaceae:
Syntrichia. – 2002; 31 pages, 6 plates
of drawings.
Juan GUERRA – Pottiaceae: Phascum,
Acaulon, Aschisma, Protobryum, Leptophascum.
– 2003; 27 pages, 6 plates
of drawings.
Alicia EDERRA – Pottiaceae: Eucladium,
Gymnostomum, Gyroweisia, Hymenostylium,
Leptobarbula. – 2004; 27
pages, 7 plates of drawings.
María Jesús CANO – Pottiaceae: Hennediella,
Tortula. – 2004; 36 pages, 9
plates of drawings.
Rosa María CROS & Cecília SÉRGIO–
Andreaeaceae: Andreaea. – “2003”
[2004]; 27 pages, 9 plates of drawings.
Juan Antonio JIMÉNEZ – Pottiaceae:
Didymodon. – 2004; 35 pages, 8 plates
of drawings.
Felisa PUCHE – Pottiaceae: Tortella,
Pleurochaete. – 2004; 23 pages, 5
plates of drawings.
What is designed to become the basic
Flora for Iberian bryology started actively if
modestly with the production of (so far) 9
unnumbered, printed fascicles in DIN A4
format. In layout and concept they resemble
Publications
closely “Flora liquenológica ibérica” of
which we have just presented the first issue
(see item 8, above; obviously, considering
the dates of publication, the bryological
concept takes priority over the lichenological
one). The basic rules and tenets of the
publication, repeated faithfully in each subsequent
issue (which seems a bit of a waste
of space), bear witness of a well conceived
and stringent plan, although nothing is said
as yet on how the eventual multitude of tiny
fascicles to be expected is supposed to be
arranged in the end.
So far as they are available to me, 8 of
the fascicles deal with Pottiaceae (20 genera
with 96 species in total, plus few subspecies
and several varieties), Didymodon (18 species),
Tortula and Syntrichia (16 each) being
the major genera. The remaining fascicle
treats the 8 Iberian species of Andreaea (Andreaeaceae).
In contrast to the lichen flora,
each taxon (including varieties) is illustrated,
if not by a habit drawing at least by
details aiding identification. This I consider
to be a major asset of the work, particularly
since the drawings (by S. Gallego and, for
Andreaea, A. Barrón) are faithful to detail
and show remarkable artistic skill.
W.G.
11. 10BDino MARCHETTI – Le pteridofite
d’Italia. [reprint from: Ann. Mus. Civico
Rovereto, 19.] – Museo Civico, Rovereto,
2003. Pages 71-131 + half-sheet
of addenda and errata, maps; paper.
Of the c. 180 species and subspecies of
pteridophytes deemed to be indigenous or
naturalised in Europe no less than 129 occur
in Italy, which is therefore one of the pteridologically
most diverse European countries,
rivalling with France and Spain. The
present paper provides their inventory, full
keys for their identification, and for each a
standard profile with diagnostic description,
habitat, distribution, and a map of its known
occurrence in Italian provinces. Notes,
sometimes of substantial size and always
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