Syrrhopodon prolifer var. acanthoneurus (Müll.Hal.) Müll.Hal.

  • Authority

    Reese, William D. 1993. Calymperaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 58: 1-102. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Calymperaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Syrrhopodon prolifer var. acanthoneurus (Müll.Hal.) Müll.Hal.

  • Type

    Type. Brazil. Serra de Natividade, Dec 1839, Gardner 50 (lectotype, here designated, BM; isolectotypes, G, GOET, JE, L, NY).

  • Synonyms

    Syrrhopodon acanthoneuros Müll.Hal., Syrrhopodon elatior Hampe, Syrrhopodon cylindrothecius Müll.Hal., Syrrhopodon epapillosus Müll.Hal., Syrrhopodon ciliolatus Geh. & Hampe, Syrrhopodon argenteus Broth., Syrrhopodon carassensis Broth., Syrrhopodon goyazensis Broth., Syrrhopodon macroprolifer Müll.Hal., Syrrhopodon arenarius Müll.Hal., Syrrhopodon rubicundus Müll.Hal., Syrrhopodon macrophyllus Broth., Syrrhopodon subscaber Broth., Syrrhopodon luetzelburgii Herzog, Syrrhopodon allionii Broth., Syrrhopodon rupicola Broth., Syrrhopodon tenuipapillosus Thér.

  • Description

    Variety Description - Plants of variety acanthoneuros are generally similar to those of var. prolifer but differ in having the leaves mostly strongly flexed at the shoulders, and in their usually darker color and tapering or attenuate upper lamina. The leaf cells have low papillae, as in var. prolifer.

  • Discussion

    The variety acanthoneuros is usually easy to recognize by its habitat, dark color, flexed tapering leaves, and obscure leaf cells with low papillae. See Orbán and Reese (1990) for a review of the S. prolifer complex.

  • Distribution

    Tropical America, tropical east Africa. Central America; Cuba; Jamaica; Colombia; Venezuela; Suriname; Ecuador (including the Galapagos); Brazil; Bolivia. Almost exclusively on rock, but sometimes on tree trunks, logs, and soil; forests from near sea level to ca. 1700 m.

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