Entosthodon bonplandii (Hook.) Mitt.

  • 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

    Funariaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Entosthodon bonplandii (Hook.) Mitt.

  • Description

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    Species Description - Plants 2-4 mm high. Leaves plane, oblong or obovate, acute or somewhat acuminate; margins denticulate above, bordered b y 1-2 rows of linear cells; costa ending 3-6 cells below the apex. Setae about 7 mm long, yellowish-red; capsules globose-pyriform, with the neck shrunken when dry, up to the length of the urn; operculum flat; peristome rudimentary or lacking. Spores 20-25 µm, granulose.

  • Discussion

    Fig. 330

    E. bonplandii (Hook.) Mitt., J. Linn. Soc, Bot. 12: 245. 1869.

    Gymnostomum bonplandii Hook., Plant. Crypt. Plag. Orb. Nov. Aequin. pl. la. 1816.

    Funaria bonplandii (Hook.) Broth. inE. &P.,Nat. Pfl. 1(3): 524.1903.

    The species is recognized by globose capsules with a relatively short neck and denticulate, bordered leaves.

  • Distribution

    On soil of banks or in crevices of outcropping rock; Chiapas, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Puebla.—Mexico; Guatemala and Costa Rica; West Indies; South America.

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