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

ported. Since the first publication concerning North Greece, the "Florae Graecae Prodromus" (SlBTHORP and SMITH 1806-1813) with a collection from Mt Athos, the total number of bryophyte publications for the area, unfortunately, is less than thirty in number, even though North Greece provides much better natural conditions for the bryophyte vegetation than the island areas. Here are located some of the highest mountains of the country (e.g. Olympos (2,917 m), Smolikas (2,637 m), etc.), and a large number of aquatic habitats (rivers, lakes, lagoons) (DULL 1995, TSAKIRI et al. 1998). Sphagnum data for Greece Generally speaking, Sphagnum is extremely rare in Greece. Reports on Sphagnum occurrences are scarce, and such areas represent a very rare vegetation type of extremely great scientific interest in Greece, because they represent the southern distribution limit of this genus characteristic in more northerly habitat types of Europe. To date, only eight species of Sphagnum have been reported from Greece. Their presence for the country was first reported by MAZZIARI (1851), who collected Sphagnum palustre L. (= S. cymbifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.) and S. subsecundum Nees on the island of Corfu. Mazziari's publication was followed by: - JURATZKA (1861) who reported S. capillifoliwn (Ehrh.) Hedw. from the Ionian and the Aegean Islands (in PRESTON 1984b). Recently, this species was also reported by DULL (1995) from Corfu, - MAVROMMATIS (1972) reported the presence of any Sphagnum species for the first time in North Greece (S. subsecundum Nees, from the Rhodope mountain range, "Elatia" area, N Drama Prefecture), - ATHANASIADIS (1977) collected four species of Sphagnum from seven different areas of North Greece (S. contortum Schultz - Rhodope Mts: "Elatia" area, Mt Lailias, Mt Voras: "Mplatsa" area; S. subsecundum Nees - Mt Chaidou, Mt Voras: "Kampós" area; S. palustre - Mt Lailias, Mt Voras: "Kampos" area, Mt Pieria: "Kokkini Vrysi" area; S. squarrosum Pers. (Cr.) - Mt Pieria: "Kokkini Vrysi" and "Flambouro" areas. Athanasiadis also suggested the correction of Mavrommatis' taxa from the Rhodope Mts to S. contortum. - GEISSLER (1977) reported S. palustre and S. subsecundum from Mt Lailias (Serres Prefecture, East Macedonia District), - GlANNITSAROS and KOUMPLI-SOVANTZI (1990) reported S. cuspidatum Ehrh. ex Hofffn. from Lesvos (Mytilini) island (NE Aegean), - TURLAND and WILSON (1995) collected S. auriculatum Schimp. from the island of Crete,