Stictolejeunea balfourii var. bekkeri Gradst.

  • Authority

    Gradstein, S. Robbert. 1994. Lejeuneaceae: Ptychantheae, Brachiolejeuneae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 62: 216. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Lejeuneaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Stictolejeunea balfourii var. bekkeri Gradst.

  • Type

    Type: Suriname. Nickerie: Kabalebo Dam project area, line opposite camp road km 212, Bekker 1619b (holotype, U; isotypes, BBS,hb. Grolle).

  • Description

    Variety Description - Perianth auricles low, up to l/5x perianth length, diverging.

  • Discussion

    The characteristic features of this variety are the short perianth auricles, which are elevated to only ca. 0.2 mm above the beak and are distinctly diverging, leaving a wide, v-shaped sinus above the beak.

    Chemistry: .Terpenoids: three unidentified bisbenzyl derivates have been dected as markers of this taxon (Gradstein et al., 1985)

    Illustrations: Gradstein, Beih. Nova Hedwigia 80: 215, Fig. 3.1985.

  • Distribution

    Guianas: Suriname, French Guiana. Stictolejeunea balfourii var. bekkeri inhabits the same general habitat as the typical variety and has been collected in mixed and periodically inundated rain forest, from sea level up to 150 m.

    Suriname South America| French Guiana South America|