Neckeropsis foveolata (Mitt.) Broth.

Reeb, Catherine, Letsara, Rokiman, Andriamiarisoa, Roger Lala, Brinda, John C., Abalo-Loko, Goudjo-Ameto, Boucheron-Dubuisson, Elodie, Fischer, Eberhard, Hodgetts, Nicholas G., Lavocat-Bernard, Elisabeth, Naniarimino, Fara, Phillipson, Peter B., Sass-Gyarmati, Andrea & Vanderpoorten, Alain, 2019, A pilot workshop on Bryophytes at the National Herbarium (TAN) reveals the presence of seven additional species for Madagascar, Candollea 74 (2), pp. 153-158 : 157

Neckeropsis foveolata (Mitt.) Broth.

in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Planzenfam. ed. 2, 11: 188. 1925. ( Neckeraceae )

Notes – Neckeropsis foveolata is found in Central and South America. In Africa, it mainly occurs in countries along the Gulf of Guinea, with occurrences documented in Cameroun, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana ( HODGETTS et al., 2016), Guinea ( ELLIS et al., 2016), Liberia, Nigeria, and the Central African Republic. This is the first report of the species from an Indian Ocean island.

Specimen examined. – MADAGASCAR. Reg. SAVA [Prov. Antsiranana]: Forêt humide d’Analamazava, 8 km du village d’Ankijabe , sur rocher, 13°16'12"S 49°36'40"E, 617 m, 29.X.2005, Andriamiarisoa 506 (MO, TAN).