Porella prolixa ( Stephani 1910: 260 ) Jones (1963: 460)

Ah-Peng, Claudine, Bardat, Jacques, Pócs, Tamás, Söderström, Lars, Staménoff, Pierre & Strasberg, Dominique, 2012, Red List of liverworts and hornworts for Réunion (Mascarene archipelago), Phytotaxa 68 (1), pp. 1-23 : 17

36. Porella prolixa ( Stephani 1910: 260) Jones (1963: 460)

Family:— Porellaceae .

Distribution:— Endemic.

Habitat:— Habitat unknown. The genus is rare in Africa, but the other African species occur at high altitude> 2000 m, as rupicolous or corticolous.

Threat:— Known only from type locality “Insula Bourbon, Icono Steph. 096289”. Porella prolixa appeared to be distinct from any other African species, none of which has apiculate leaves ( Jones 1963).

IUCN threat category:— CR[B2ab(i)]

Specimen:— type: leg. Richard, G 9645, ex. Hb. Bescherelle.