Fissidens wallisii Müll.Hal.

  • Authority

    Sharp, Aaron J., et al. 1994. The Moss Flora of Mexico. Part One: Sphagnales to Bryales. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 69 (1): 1-452.

  • Family

    Fissidentaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Fissidens wallisii Müll.Hal.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stems 0.5-1.7 cm long. Leaves (1.7-) 1.8-2.1 (-3.1) mm long, lanceolate, acute; costa percurrent; margins dentate, especially on the vaginant laminae; border confluent at the leaf apex, (14-)16-20(-22) µm wide on the dorsal lamina, 2-3 cells thick; dorsal lamina usually narrowed toward the insertion and sometimes ending above it; vaginant laminae ± equal, ±1/2 the leaf length

  • Discussion

    Fig. 40

    F. wallisii C. Mull., Linnaea 38: 574. 1874.

    This species is characterized primarily by the toothing of leaf margins, particularly on the vaginant laminae. The leaves are usually somewhat larger than those of F. crispus and have broader borders.

  • Distribution

    On moist rocks and soil, generally along streams, at moderate elevations (2000-2600 m); Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca.-Mexico; Costa Rica; Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia.

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