B. Papp szerk.: Studia Botanica Hungarica 37. 2006 (Budapest, 2006)
Tsakiri, E., Papp, Beáta; Szurdoki, Erzsébet: New records on the bryophytes of Mt Voras, North Greece
Studia bot. hung. 37, pp. 145-155, 2006 NEW RECORDS ON THE BRYOPHYTES OF MT VORAS, NORTH GREECE E. TSAKJRI 1 , B. PAPP 2 and E. SZURDOKI 2 'Laboratory of Systematic Botany and Phytogeography, Department of Botany Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 541 24, Greece; tsakiri@bio.auth.gr 2 Department of Botany, Hungarian Natural Histoiy Museum H-1476 Budapest, Pf. 222, Hungary; pappbea@bot.nhmus.hu, szurdoki®bot.nhmus.hu During a brief study trip to document Sphagnum habitats on two sites of Mt Voras in Central Macedonia, North Greece, our collections revealed a number of new records. Three taxa (Ditrichum pusillum, Polytrichum commune var. perigoniale, and Sphagnum angustifolium) are first recorded in Greece. Areas covered with Sphagnum species are rare in the country and these represent the southern distribution limit of this habitat type so relevant in more northerly areas of Europe. Key words: bryophytes, Mt Voras, new and interesting species, North Greece INTRODUCTION With regard to its bryophyte flora Greece is a poorly explored country; this is also true for the whole region of southeastern Europe. The knowledge on bryophytes can mainly be thanked to foreign scientists who occasionally visit Greece and report on their findings (SABOVLJEVIC et al. 2001 ). Despite the somewhat random research done on bryophytes, until now ca 730 bryophyte taxa were reported for the country (PRESTON 1981, 1984a, b, DULL 1995). Additional data can be gathered from older papers (overlooked by the above mentioned authors) as well as in recently published articles (e.g. MAVROMMATIS 1972, ATHANASIADIS 1977, GALLEGO and CANO 1998, PAPP et al. 1998, 1999^08^/. 2001, BLOCKEEL et al. 2002, PAPP 2002, 2003, LARA et al. 2003, LÜTH 2002, TSAKIRI et al. 2006, PARENT and DE ZUTTERE 2006). Almost every publication provides new records for the country and even more can be expected (DULL 1996, SÖDERSTRÖM et al. 1998). From the overall distribution data of the bryophytes it is evident that most of the information is referring to island areas (Aegean and Ionian islands) with the island of Crete, which is probably the bryologically best investigated area in Greece. But the continental parts of Greece have not been explored at the same level, and the available publications are limited in number and scope. For the northern part of the mainland of Greece, more specifically the administrative region of North Greece (Districts of Macedonia and Thrace, including the islands of Thasos and Samothraki), approximately 500 bryophyte taxa are reStudia Batanica Hungarica 37, 2006 Hungarian Natural History Museum. Budapest
