Ubiquitous bryophyte species are reported from European, American and Asian ethnopharmacies. Some... more Ubiquitous bryophyte species are reported from European, American and Asian ethnopharmacies. Some of their traditional medicinal uses are similar in distant and isolated cultures, and moreover, medicinal properties of some bryophytes are currently confirmed as justified by their chemical constituents. Aims of the work: we identify bryophytes listed in a medicinal and botanical work from 1600, and compare their medicinal applications (known in Europe between 1530-1600) with other ethnopharmacological data about these species and with modern pharmacological knowledge. This way we attempt to display origins of medicinal usage of bryophytes in Central Europe. Bryophyte species in bibliographical sources printed in Central Europe (starting from O. Brunfels' Herbarum vivae Eicones… Argentorati, 1530) were identified according to old and recent taxonomical references. Caspar Schwenckfeld's scientific output from 1600 was treated here as a summary of 16th-century knowledge about medicinal bryophytes. Central European pharmacy about the year 1600 was familiar with the following bryophytes: Marchantia polymorpha L., Polytrichum commune Hedw., P. formosum Hedw. and Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. Between 1530-1600 in Central Europe the number of medicinal bryophytes increased from 2 (Lichen sive Hepatica and Polytrichon) to 4. Pharmaceutical usage of them was similar as in other, distant ethnopharmacies. Further 2-4 mosses (Rhytidiadelphus loreus and Rh. squarrosus; Thuidium tamariscinum and Th. delicatulum) were recognised as non-medicinal.
ABSTRACT Seventeen moss species developed on 262 samples of faeces of 5 ungulate species, collect... more ABSTRACT Seventeen moss species developed on 262 samples of faeces of 5 ungulate species, collected on Biebrza Marshes and in Białowieża Forest. Over half of them have not been previously reported for Białowieża Forest and over 30% for both sites. The most common species in the field were not found in the samples. Only Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. and Leptobryum pyriforme (Hedw.) Wilson grew on each type of faeces. Moss species growing on most of the faeces types were of neutral or calcicole habitats, while those present on the faeces of only one animal species were of weakly calcifuge to neutral habitats. Our study demonstrated that the dung of ungulates allows for the development of moss species with preferences for neutral and alkaline soils and bare ground habitats. It can be concluded that the presence of large herbivores, especially tarpan (Equus gmelini Ant.), elk (Alces alces L.) and European bison (Bison bonasus L.), and their faeces in the landscape contributes to the biodiversity of bryophyte flora.
Dicranum viride, a threatened European moss species, is an uncommon component of the bryoflora in... more Dicranum viride, a threatened European moss species, is an uncommon component of the bryoflora in Poland. This paper presents details of 27 new localities, a brief discussion on its occurrence, and provides a map of its current distribution in Poland.
This paper provides the current distribution of the protected and endangered moss Dicranum viride... more This paper provides the current distribution of the protected and endangered moss Dicranum viride (Sull. & Lesq.) Lindb. in the Polish part of the Carpathians, where it is known from 48 localities. The ecology and altitudinal limits of the species are given and its geographical distribution is mapped. The threat factors are briefly described and discussed. The full list of D. viride localities in the Polish part of the Carpathians is given.
Information on distribution and habitats of 176 bryophyte species revealed by a survey of the Wo... more Information on distribution and habitats of 176 bryophyte species revealed by a survey of the Wolin Island conducted during the 12 th Bryological Workshop organised by the Bryological Section of the Polish Botanical Society is presented. The most interesting (rare, protected and threatened) are: Ctenidium molluscum, Dicranum viride, Frullania tamarisci, Leiocolea badensis, Orthotrichum pulchellum, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Zygodon stirtonii, Z. viridissimus.
239 bryophytes were recorded and/or collected during the 18th Autumnal Meeting of the Bryological... more 239 bryophytes were recorded and/or collected during the 18th Autumnal Meeting of the Bryological and Lichenological Section in the Beskydy Mts. (Northern Moravia/Silesia). The most interesting records (Buxbaumia viridis, Calypogeia fissa, Campylostelium saxicola, Isothecium myosuroides, Jamesoniella autumnalis, Pohlia melanodon, Rhabdoweisia crispata, Sphagnum contortum and S. inundatum) are discussed in detail.
Ubiquitous bryophyte species are reported from European, American and Asian ethnopharmacies. Some... more Ubiquitous bryophyte species are reported from European, American and Asian ethnopharmacies. Some of their traditional medicinal uses are similar in distant and isolated cultures, and moreover, medicinal properties of some bryophytes are currently confirmed as justified by their chemical constituents. Aims of the work: we identify bryophytes listed in a medicinal and botanical work from 1600, and compare their medicinal applications (known in Europe between 1530-1600) with other ethnopharmacological data about these species and with modern pharmacological knowledge. This way we attempt to display origins of medicinal usage of bryophytes in Central Europe. Bryophyte species in bibliographical sources printed in Central Europe (starting from O. Brunfels' Herbarum vivae Eicones… Argentorati, 1530) were identified according to old and recent taxonomical references. Caspar Schwenckfeld's scientific output from 1600 was treated here as a summary of 16th-century knowledge about medicinal bryophytes. Central European pharmacy about the year 1600 was familiar with the following bryophytes: Marchantia polymorpha L., Polytrichum commune Hedw., P. formosum Hedw. and Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. Between 1530-1600 in Central Europe the number of medicinal bryophytes increased from 2 (Lichen sive Hepatica and Polytrichon) to 4. Pharmaceutical usage of them was similar as in other, distant ethnopharmacies. Further 2-4 mosses (Rhytidiadelphus loreus and Rh. squarrosus; Thuidium tamariscinum and Th. delicatulum) were recognised as non-medicinal.
ABSTRACT Seventeen moss species developed on 262 samples of faeces of 5 ungulate species, collect... more ABSTRACT Seventeen moss species developed on 262 samples of faeces of 5 ungulate species, collected on Biebrza Marshes and in Białowieża Forest. Over half of them have not been previously reported for Białowieża Forest and over 30% for both sites. The most common species in the field were not found in the samples. Only Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid. and Leptobryum pyriforme (Hedw.) Wilson grew on each type of faeces. Moss species growing on most of the faeces types were of neutral or calcicole habitats, while those present on the faeces of only one animal species were of weakly calcifuge to neutral habitats. Our study demonstrated that the dung of ungulates allows for the development of moss species with preferences for neutral and alkaline soils and bare ground habitats. It can be concluded that the presence of large herbivores, especially tarpan (Equus gmelini Ant.), elk (Alces alces L.) and European bison (Bison bonasus L.), and their faeces in the landscape contributes to the biodiversity of bryophyte flora.
Dicranum viride, a threatened European moss species, is an uncommon component of the bryoflora in... more Dicranum viride, a threatened European moss species, is an uncommon component of the bryoflora in Poland. This paper presents details of 27 new localities, a brief discussion on its occurrence, and provides a map of its current distribution in Poland.
This paper provides the current distribution of the protected and endangered moss Dicranum viride... more This paper provides the current distribution of the protected and endangered moss Dicranum viride (Sull. & Lesq.) Lindb. in the Polish part of the Carpathians, where it is known from 48 localities. The ecology and altitudinal limits of the species are given and its geographical distribution is mapped. The threat factors are briefly described and discussed. The full list of D. viride localities in the Polish part of the Carpathians is given.
Information on distribution and habitats of 176 bryophyte species revealed by a survey of the Wo... more Information on distribution and habitats of 176 bryophyte species revealed by a survey of the Wolin Island conducted during the 12 th Bryological Workshop organised by the Bryological Section of the Polish Botanical Society is presented. The most interesting (rare, protected and threatened) are: Ctenidium molluscum, Dicranum viride, Frullania tamarisci, Leiocolea badensis, Orthotrichum pulchellum, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Zygodon stirtonii, Z. viridissimus.
239 bryophytes were recorded and/or collected during the 18th Autumnal Meeting of the Bryological... more 239 bryophytes were recorded and/or collected during the 18th Autumnal Meeting of the Bryological and Lichenological Section in the Beskydy Mts. (Northern Moravia/Silesia). The most interesting records (Buxbaumia viridis, Calypogeia fissa, Campylostelium saxicola, Isothecium myosuroides, Jamesoniella autumnalis, Pohlia melanodon, Rhabdoweisia crispata, Sphagnum contortum and S. inundatum) are discussed in detail.
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paper presents details of 27 new localities, a brief discussion on its occurrence, and provides a map of its current
distribution in Poland.
paper presents details of 27 new localities, a brief discussion on its occurrence, and provides a map of its current
distribution in Poland.