Luisierella barbula (Schwägr.) Steere

Reeb, Catherine, Letsara, Rokiman, Andriamiarisoa, Roger Lala, Brinda, John C., Abalo-Loko, Goudjo-Ameto, Boucheron-Dubuisson, Elodie, Fischer, Eberhard, Hodgetts, Nicholas G., Lavocat-Bernard, Elisabeth, Naniarimino, Fara, Phillipson, Peter B., Sass-Gyarmati, Andrea & Vanderpoorten, Alain, 2019, A pilot workshop on Bryophytes at the National Herbarium (TAN) reveals the presence of seven additional species for Madagascar, Candollea 74 (2), pp. 153-158 : 156-157

Luisierella barbula (Schwägr.) Steere

in Bryologist 48: 84. 1945. ( Pottiaceae )

Notes – Luisierella barbula was described from Cuba and most collections come from the West Indies and adjacent areas in Mexico and the south-eastern United States, but it is also known from Japan, Southeast Asia, and scattered islands in the Indian Ocean ( Seychelles: Aldabra; Mascarenes: Rodrigues). Its strong affinity for limestone substrates is a likely explanation for its distribution.

Specimen examined. – MADAGASCAR. Reg. Boeny [Prov. Mahajanga]: Soalala, Tsingy de Namoroka National Park, dry forest with baobabs , 16°25'11"S 45°16'59"E, 96 m, 28.X.2016, Reeb CR16M383 ( PC [ PC0773480 ], TAN).