STUDY ON THE EPIPHYLLOUS LIVERWORTS FROM JIULIANSHAN NATURE RESERVE OF JIANGXI PROVINCE,CHINA

Nineteen species and varieties of eplphyllous liverworts,belonging to 11 genera and 3 families, have been found in Jiulianshan Nature Reserve of Jiangxi. Amongthem. the most common species are Leptolejeunea elliptica,Radula acuminata,Pedinolejeunea fomosana and Cololejeunea ocellata. 4 species, namely. Lejeunea catanduana,COlolejeunea oshimensis,Ptychanthus striatus and Pedinolejeunea himalayensis var. dentata,are new records in Jiangxi. The distribution of the new records is between 450 m to 700 m above sea level in the evergreen broadleaved forests. The main elements of epiphyllous liverworts in Jiulianshan are Pantropical ones (47. 3%) and East Asia ones(42.11 %). The number of endemic spedes to China is only one (5. 26%).