Fabronia ciliaris var. polycarpa (Hook.) W.R.Buck

  • Authority

    Buck, William R. 1998. Pleurocarpous mosses of the West Indies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 82: 1-400.

  • Family

    Fabroniaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Fabronia ciliaris var. polycarpa (Hook.) W.R.Buck

  • Description

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    Variety Description - Leaves mostly ovate to ovate-lanceolate (to rhombic), 0.4-1 X 0.16-0.36 mm, ± gradually acuminate; margins entire to ± regularly denticulate; costa ending somewhat above midleaf, often projecting as a spine; upper cells 3-8:1, thin- to firm-walled, not particularly longer (except apical 1-3 cells) or thicker-walled in the acumen; alar cells quadrate, gradually to abruptly differentiated. Setae 1.5-4 mm long. Spores papillose, 14-21 µm diam.

  • Discussion

    1b. Fabronia ciliaris var. polycarpa (Hook.) W. R. Buck, Brittonia 35: 251. 1983; Fabronia polycarpa Hook., Musci Exot. 1: 3. 1818. Plate 79, figures 7-11 Discussion. Fabronia ciliaris var. polycarpa has relatively broad leaves that may be entire or denticulate. It is separated from the var. wrightii by these features as well as larger spores. Fabronia ciliaris var. ciliaris, not known from the West Indies, is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere with outliers in Mexico, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. It is characterized by ovate, abruptly tapered leaves with distinctly dentate margins.

  • Distribution

    Range. Southeastern United States, Mexico to central South America; Jamaica, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic), reported from Puerto Rico by Crum and Steere (1957); usually growing on tree trunks, in mostly mesic, open forests, at 500-2700 m.

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