Actinodontium portoricense H.A.Crum & Steere
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1960. The botany of the Guayana highland--Part IV. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-37.
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Family
Pilotrichaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Distribution and Ecology - VENEZUELA: Bolivar: Chimanta Massif, forest along Rio Tirica, Torono-tepui, on log in dry stream bed, alt. 1365-1670 m, Steyermark & Wurdack 1260a.
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Discussion
These plants agree closely with those from the type collection of A. portoricense in the larger leaves and strongly recurved margins. The range extension south to southern Venezuela follows the typical pattern of many of the West Indian species recorded here.
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Distribution
VENEZUELA: Bolivar: Chimanta Massif, forest along Rio Tirica, Torono-tepui, on log in dry stream bed, alt. 1365-1670 m, Steyermark & Wurdack 1260a.
Venezuela South America|