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Published In: Hedwigia 29: 192. 4 f. 5; 7 f. 15. 1890. (Hedwigia) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 5/19/2009)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 10/31/2017)
Plant Category: Moss
EcoRegions: Open Yungas montane
Elevation: 3000-3500
Substrate: soil
Frequency: rare

Notes     (Last Modified On 10/31/2017)
general taxon notes:
Ecology. Upper open Yungas montane, possibly in the humid puna; in boggy or seepy sites. Elevation. 3150-3250 m. Distribution. Bolivia: La Paz. World range: tropical Andes, Guiana, Brazil (southern and Amazonia).
 
Ecología. Montano superior abierto de Yungas, posiblemente en la puna húmeda; en sitios pantanosos o con filtraciones. Altitud. 3150-3250 m. Distribución. Bolivia: La Paz. Distribución mundial: Andes tropicales, Guyana, Brasil (sur y Amazonia).
 
Assigned to section Acutifolia.

The presence of this species in Bolivia requires verification; Sphagnum oxyphyllum has been reported for most the Andean countries.
 

Plants pink to dark wine-red; stem leaves somewhat variable in shape, but typically sharply cuspidate, varying from gradually acute to abruptly concave-pointed; branch leaves erect and notably 5-ranked when moist, when dry slenderly concave-acuminate, loosely curved-spreading, often secund.
 
La presencia de esta especie en Bolivia necesita una verification; Sphagnum oxyphyllum ha sido reportada en la mayoría de los países andinos. Asignada a la sección Acutifolia.
 
Plantas rosadas a rojo-vino oscuro; hojas del tallo algo variables en forma, pero típicamente cuspidadas de manera pronunciada, variando desde gradualmente agudas a abruptamente cóncavo-pointed; hojas de las ramas erectas y distribuidas en 5 hileras evidentes en húmedo, en seco cóncavo-acuminadas delgadas, laxamente curvado-extendidas, a menudo unilaterales.

 
 


 

 
 
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