Helicophyllum torquatum (Hook.) Brid.

  • Authority

    Sharp, Aaron J., et al. 1994. The Moss Flora of Mexico. Part Two: Orthotrichales to Polytrichales. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 69 (2)

  • Family

    Helicophyllaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Helicophyllum torquatum (Hook.) Brid.

  • Description

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    Species Description - Stems up to about 4 or 5 cm long. Lateral leaves 1.5-2 mm long; upper cells 10 µm in diameter. Perichaetial bracts ca. 1.5-2 mm long. Capsules 0.7-1.2 mm long. Spores 30-32 µm.

  • Discussion

    Fig. 493

    H. torquatum (Hook.) Brid., Bryol. Univ. 2: 771. 1827.

    Anictangium torquatum Hook., Musci Exot. 1: pl. 41 1818.

    Helicophyllum guatemaliense C. Müll., Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 201 1897.

  • Distribution

    On vertical surfaces of cliffs and boulders and on trunks of trees at debase, at low altitudes of about 150-1200 m; Chiapas, Jalisco, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosi Tabasco, Veracruz.—Mexico to Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru; Greater Antilles.

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