Monographs Details:
Authority:
Reese, William D. 1993. Calymperaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 58: 1-102. (Published by NYBG Press)
Reese, William D. 1993. Calymperaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 58: 1-102. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Calymperaceae
Calymperaceae
Synonyms:
Calymperes cruegeri Müll.Hal., Syrrhopodon badius Schimp., Calymperes guadaloupense Broth.
Calymperes cruegeri Müll.Hal., Syrrhopodon badius Schimp., Calymperes guadaloupense Broth.
Description:
Species Description - Plants glossy, sordid to light-green or blackish, in dense, stiff clumps; rhizoids pale- reddish-brown, scanty; stems to 2(-5) cm tall. Leaves subulate from oblong, sheathing base, mostly 5-6(-7) mm long, upper lamina tightly involute and curled-twisted when dry; margins of upper lamina entire or with scattered serrations, greatly thickened, showing stereids in section, margins of lower lamina serrate or entire; teniolae 4-6 cells wide at shoulders, of elongate, thick-walled cells with pitted and somewhat sinuous walls; cancellinae ending in acute angles distally; median leaf cells square to elliptic or rectangular, thick-walled, mostly ca. 7-14 x 7-9 µm, smooth dorsally, mammillose to mammillose-papillose ventrally; gemmae infrequent, on ventral tips of leaves. Seta 3-4 mm long; capsule 2.3 mm long; operculum 1 mm long. Spores 24-35 µm, finely roughened. Calyptra 4-5 mm long.
Species Description - Plants glossy, sordid to light-green or blackish, in dense, stiff clumps; rhizoids pale- reddish-brown, scanty; stems to 2(-5) cm tall. Leaves subulate from oblong, sheathing base, mostly 5-6(-7) mm long, upper lamina tightly involute and curled-twisted when dry; margins of upper lamina entire or with scattered serrations, greatly thickened, showing stereids in section, margins of lower lamina serrate or entire; teniolae 4-6 cells wide at shoulders, of elongate, thick-walled cells with pitted and somewhat sinuous walls; cancellinae ending in acute angles distally; median leaf cells square to elliptic or rectangular, thick-walled, mostly ca. 7-14 x 7-9 µm, smooth dorsally, mammillose to mammillose-papillose ventrally; gemmae infrequent, on ventral tips of leaves. Seta 3-4 mm long; capsule 2.3 mm long; operculum 1 mm long. Spores 24-35 µm, finely roughened. Calyptra 4-5 mm long.
Discussion:
This species is related to C. bartramii and C. nicaraguense. The infolded leaf margins of the former, which also has thick-walled sinuous cells in its teniolae, easily distinguish it from C. guildingii, and the imperfect teniolae of C. nicaraguense distinguish it from C. guildingii. See discussion under C. nicaraguense.
This species is related to C. bartramii and C. nicaraguense. The infolded leaf margins of the former, which also has thick-walled sinuous cells in its teniolae, easily distinguish it from C. guildingii, and the imperfect teniolae of C. nicaraguense distinguish it from C. guildingii. See discussion under C. nicaraguense.
Distribution:
Jamaica South America| Saint Thomas Jamaica South America| Puerto Rico South America| Saint Kitts and Nevis South America| Dominica South America| Guadeloupe South America| Martinique South America| Saint Lucia South America| Colombia South America| Antioquia Colombia South America| Norte de Santander Colombia South America| Venezuela South America| Amazonas Venezuela South America| Nueva Esparta Venezuela South America| Trinidad and Tobago South America| Guyana South America| Suriname South America| French Guiana South America| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni French Guiana South America| Brazil South America| Amazonas Brazil South America| Roraima Brazil South America|
Jamaica South America| Saint Thomas Jamaica South America| Puerto Rico South America| Saint Kitts and Nevis South America| Dominica South America| Guadeloupe South America| Martinique South America| Saint Lucia South America| Colombia South America| Antioquia Colombia South America| Norte de Santander Colombia South America| Venezuela South America| Amazonas Venezuela South America| Nueva Esparta Venezuela South America| Trinidad and Tobago South America| Guyana South America| Suriname South America| French Guiana South America| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni French Guiana South America| Brazil South America| Amazonas Brazil South America| Roraima Brazil South America|