The Primitive Liverwort Takakiales is Discovered in Xizang (Tibet)

Wu Pan-Cheng, Lou Jian-Shing, Wang Mei-Zhi

Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1983-02-18 Published:1983-02-18
Contact: Wu Pan-Cheng

Abstract:

1961, a Japanese specimen of liverworts was named as Takakia lepidozioides by

Hattori and Inoue and they treated it to establish a new order Takakiales. 1963, “Le-

pidozia ceratophylla” was determined by Grolle as the second species of Takakia.

Hitherto, they were found in Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Sikkim, Aleutian Island and the

Queen Charlotte Islands separately. 1980, 1982, Wang Mei-zhi collected Takakia lepi-

dozioides in the forest ground of Abies delavaya in Bomi and Zayii, Xizang. According

to it's features, it is apparet that Takakialens is the most primitive one in liverworts,

perhaps it could be treated as a kind of “living fossil”.

Wu Pan-Cheng, Lou Jian-Shing, Wang Mei-Zhi. The Primitive Liverwort Takakiales is Discovered in Xizang (Tibet)[J]. .

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