Taxonomy and distribution of Aloina Kindb.in Xinjiang, China

In the current paper, we performed taxonomical study of 350 specimens of Aloina Kindb. collected from various regions of Xinjiang. Results indicated that there were three species of Aloina found in Xinjiang, i.e., Aloina brevirostris (Hook. & Grev.) Kindb., A. obliquifolia (Müll. Hal.) Broth., and A. rigida (Hedw.) Limpr., with A. obliquifolia (Müll. Hal.) Broth. being a new record for the area. The morphological characteristics, identification characteristics, and information and photomicrographs of habitats and distribution areas were discussed below. A key to the species of Aloina in Xinjiang was also provided.