Calymperes lonchophyllum Schwägr.
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Authority
Reese, William D. 1993. Calymperaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 58: 1-102. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Calymperaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type. In arboribus guyanne, Richard s.n. (holotype, PC; isotype, G).
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Synonyms
Calymperes asperipes Besch., Calymperes lonchophylloides Müll.Hal.
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Description
Species Description - Plants dark green, in low dull tangles and dense springy mats; stems to 20 mm tall but commonly very short and the plants appearing stemless. Leaves narrowly linear, to 14 mm or more long, variously contorted-coiled above when dry, often transversely undulate; margins heavily thickened, remotely toothed above; cancellinae sharply distinct; cells of upper lamina smooth, some or most transversely elongate, often bistratose; costa smooth. Seta 10 mm; capsule 1.7-2.5 mm long, cylindric; operculum 1.1 mm. Spores 17-24 µm, finely papillose. Calyptra 44.7 mm, papillose-roughened above.
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Discussion
Its linear leaves, compact springy habit, and commonly stemless appearance make C. lonchophyllum easy to recognize. Only C. levyanum and C. venezuelanum are similar; the papillose cells of the former and petiole like constriction above the leaf base of the latter differentiate them easily. As in C. levyanum, plants of C. lonchophyllum commonly have such short stems that the leaves appear to arise directly from the substrate.
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Distribution
Pantropical. Mostly corticolous, occasionally on rock and dead wood; forests, to ca. 600 m. Throughout the American tropics and subtropics.
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