Cyclodictyon albicans (Hedw.) Kuntze
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Authority
Sharp, Aaron J., et al. 1994. The Moss Flora of Mexico. Part Two: Orthotrichales to Polytrichales. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 69 (2)
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Family
Pilotrichaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plants pale- or yellow-green, iridescent. Stems up to 3 cm long and (with leaves) 2.5-4 mm wide. Leaves erect-spreading or spreading, scarcely altered o n drying, 1.5-2 mm long, ovate-lanceolate to oblong-ovate, abruptly short-acuminate; margins entire throughout or serrate in the upper 1/3, bordered by 1-2 rows of cells at the base, generally 2 (but sometimes 1 or 3) rows at the middle, and 2 rows at the apex; costae unequal, extending nearly to the apex, weakly toothed at back above and ending in a small spine; upper cells hexagonal, sometimes slightly elongate at the apex. Autoicous. Setae (7-) 12-18 mm long; capsules erect to horizontal, ovoid-cylindric, constricted below the mouth when dry; exostome teeth red-brown. Spores 9-12 µm.
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Discussion
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C. albicans (Hedw.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 835. 1891.
Leskea albicans Hedw., Sp. Muse 218. 1801.
Hookeria liebmannii Schimp. ex Besch., Mem. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 16: 230. 1872.
Cyclodictyon denticulatum Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 2: 835. 1891.
C. liebmannii (Schimp.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 835. 1891.
Hookeria subglareosa Broth, in Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 428. 1903.
Cyclodictyon subglareosum (Broth.) Broth, in E. & P., Nat. Pfl. 1(3): 936. 1907.
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Distribution
On moist soil, rocks, and logs at lower to moderate altitudes (400-2800 m); Chiapas, Hidalgo, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Veracruz.—Mexico to northern South America; West Indies.
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