Campylopus lamellinervis (Müll.Hal.) Mitt.

  • Authority

    Buck, William R. 2003. Guide to the plants of central french Guiana. Part 3. Mosses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-167.

  • Family

    Dicranaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Campylopus lamellinervis (Müll.Hal.) Mitt.

  • Description

    Species Description - Plants medium-sized, locally to 2 cm, dark green, reddish tomentose. Leaves 6-10 x 0.4 mm, long-lanceolate, ± straight, apex concolorous; margins entire below, serrulate at extreme apex; costa filling ca. 1/3 the leaf base, excurrent, ridged at back, with ventral stereids; upper laminal cells subquadrate to short-rectangular, ca. 11-31 x 4-6 µm, basal laminal cells long-rectangular, ca. 70-75 x 8-9 µm, thick-walled and porose; alar cells large, inflated, reddish. Sporophytes (not known locally) 3-4 per perichaetium; setae ca. 9 mm long; capsules arcuate, ca. 2 mm long.

  • Discussion

    The var. lamellinervis is distinguished from var. exaltatus by light-green plants with leaves recurved and tortuose when dry (rather than erect and straight). It is known from Guyana and could be found locally.

  • Distribution

    In humid montane forest at summit of Mont Galbao, rare, 700 m, on tree trunk.

    French Guiana South America|