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The Mosses of Mount Muruk Mio and Bukit Rimau in Sipitang District of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study presents the results of bryological surveys conducted in 2003 and 2012 on Mount Muruk Mio and Bukit Rimau in Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, with a focus on assessing species richness and composition of mosses. A total of 142 taxa in 70 genera and 31 families of mosses were collected, representing 18% of the mosses reported for Borneo and 21% for Sabah.The families with the highest number of taxa were Dicranaceae, Sematophyllaceae, Leucobryaceae, and Pylaisiadelphaceae. Among these species was one new record for Borneo, Sphagnum palustre L., and four for Sabah, Chaetomitrium darnaedii H. Akiyama & Suleiman, Chionostomum rostratum (Griff.) Müll. Hal., Garovaglia plicata subsp. punctidens (R.S. Williams) During and Papillidiopsis koponenii B.C. Tan. The findings underscore the importance of these areas as significant moss diversity hotspots in Sabah, contributing valuable data to regional bryophyte inventories.

Source: Journal of Tropical Biology & Conservation (JTBC)

DOI: 10.51200/jtbc.v23i.7410

Authors: Monica SULEIMAN, Irmah ANWAR, Geofarry GUNSALAM, ANDI Maryani A Mustapeng

Institutions: Universiti of Malaysia Sabah, Sabah Parks, Sabah Forestry Department

Language: English

Topic: Bryophyte Studies and Records

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

OpenAlex ID: W7214802149

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