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Published In: Botanisches Centralblatt 76: 385. 1898. (Bot. Centralbl.) Name publication detailView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 10/23/2016)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 6/6/2018)
Plant Category: Mosses
country distribution: Venezuela
EcoRegions: Tepuis
elevation: 1500-2000
substrate: rocks, leaf litter / humus
frequency: rare
General Reference:

Notes     (Last Modified On 6/6/2018)
Notes:

Ecology: Tepui; bog, on humus and rocks. Elevation: 1500-1900 m. Distribution: Venezuela. Assigned to section Sphagnum.

Ecología: Tepuyes; pantanos, sobre humus y rocas. Elevación: 1500-1900 m. Distribución: Venezuela. Asignada a la sección Sphagnum.

Sphagnum sanguinale is characterized by the uniporose and efibrillose cortical cells of the stem, once to several times divided hyaline stem leaf cells, spreading and 5-ranked branch leaves when dry, and numerous commissural pores and pseudopores on both surfaces of branch leaf  hyaline cells. Previously considered a synonym of S. magellanicum, but Crum (1990) notes that the only similarity is the red coloration of the plants, and branch leaf cross-section. The Venezuelean collectin was made from a wet shrubby bog.

Sphagnum sanguinale se caracteriza por las células corticales del tallo uniporosas y sin fibrillas, células hialinas de las hojas del tallo divididas una a varias veces, hojas de las ramas patentes y dispuestas en cinco filas en seco, y numerosos poros y pseudoporos comisurales en ambas superficies de las células hialinas de las hojas de las ramas. Previamente considerada como un sinónimo de S. magellanicum, pero Crum (1990) discutió que sólo son similares en la coloración rojiza de las plantas, y las hojas de las ramas en corte transversal. La colección de Venezuela fue realizada en un pantano arbustivo.


 
 


 

 
 
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