Thysananthus spathulistipus ( Reinwardt et al. 1824: 212 ) Gottsche et al. (1845: 284)

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39. Thysananthus spathulistipus ( Reinwardt et al. 1824: 212) Gottsche et al. (1845: 284)

Family:— Lejeuneaceae .

Distribution:— Africa ( Cameroon, D.R. Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Réunion, Seychelles), Australia (Queensland) and SE Asia (Indochina, Malaysia) ( Sukkharak 2011)

Habitat:— Forest, corticolous, on rotten branches and logs.

Threat:— One restricted locality on the island, in forest systems subject to invasions by Psidium cattleyanum and Rubus alceifolius . The species has not been found since 1973, despite inventories on the site. It is however cosmopolitan in distribution for the tropics.

IUCN threat category:— NT

Specimens:— Au Sud — Ouest de St-Benoît, entre le Grand Etang et la route, forêt de Bois de couleur de basse altitude, sur branchette, 400 m, 28.12.1973, de Sloover 17855; Sentier vers le Grand Etang, forêt humide, épiphyte, 200 m, 28.12.1973, Onraedt 73.R.1387 .