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!Wijkia subnitida (Hampe) H.A. Crum

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 11/15/2012)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 10/7/2017)

Plant Category: Mosses

country distribution: Colombia, Peru, Bolivia

EcoRegions: Montane Forest

elevation: 500-1000, 1000-1500, 1500-2000, 2000-2500

substrate: treelets and trees

frequency: infrequent

Notes (Last Modified On 10/7/2017)

Notes:

Ecology: Lower montane forest, in the southern range associated with Tucumano-Boliviano montane forest; base and trunk of tree (including Ilex argentina). Elevation: 500-2500 m (Colombia: 1700-2500 m, Peru: 200-500? m, Bolivia: 1400-2190 m). Distribution: Costa Rica and Colombia.

Ecología: Bosque montano inferior; base de árboles. Elevación: 200-2500 m (Colombia: 1700-2500 m, Perú: 200-500 m, Bolivia: 1400-2190 m). Distribución: Costa Rica y Colombia.

Wijkia subnitida is characterized by plants with flagellate branches, dimorphic stem and branch leaves, and alar cells in several rows in extreme angles of leaves.