B. Papp szerk.: Studia Botanica Hungarica 29. 1998 (Budapest, 1999)

Papp, Beáta, Lőkös, László, Rajczy, Miklós, Chatzinikolaki, E.; Damanakis, M.: Bryophytes and lichens of some phrygana and maquis stands of Crete (Greece)

(1906), NicoLSON (1907), SCHIFFNER (1915), STEINER (1916) and MEDELIUS (1927). The bryophyte flora and vegetation of Crete were studied thoroughly by DULL (1966) and DULL and DULL-HERMANNS (1973). Some more bryofloristical records were published by GRADSTEIN (1970), LAFLIN (1973), and BlSCHLER and JOVET-AST (1979). The lichens collected by K. H. Rechinger in Crete were identified by SZATALA (1951). KLEINIG (1966) summarised ill the earlier records together with his own findings. Several more records were published by RONDON(1969). The aim of our study was the comparison of the different maquis and phrygana stands on the basis of their cryptogamic vegetation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Terricolous and saxicolous bryophytes and lichens of six areas of maquis and phrygana stands (Fig. 1) were studied in the western, central and eastern part of Crete during a field trip in April, 1997. 1. Chania region, 2 km from the village Kartsamatados to Miloi in the valley of Tiflos stream, maquis on a southeast facing slope, alt. 250 m. Dominant vascular plants: Arbutus unedo, Calicotome villosa, Cistus salvifolius, Erica arborea, Genista acanthoclada. 2. Iraklion region, Mt Jouhtas, at the village Epano Arhanes, a stand in a transitional stage between maquis and phrygana on an east facing slope, alt. 500 m. Dominant vascular plants: Calicotome villosa, Coridothymus capitatus, Ebenus cretica, Euphorbia characias, Phlomis lanata, Pistacia lentiscus, Quercus coccifera, Salvia triloba, Sarcopoterium spinosum. 3. Rethymno region, Mt Psilorotis 2 km from the village Sisses to Aloides, maquis on an east facing slope, alt. 220 m. Dominant vascular plants: Arbutus unedo, Calicotome villosa, Pistacia lentiscus, Quercus coccifera. Fig. 1. Location of the stands in Crete. (1 = Valley of Tiflos stream (Chania region), 2 = Mt Jouhtas (Iraklion region), 3 = Mt Psilorotis at Sisses (Rethymno region), 4 = Mt Psilorotis at Damasta (Rethymno region), 5 = cave Milatos (Lasithi region), 6 = near Elunda (Lasithi region)).