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Sematophyllum levieri (Müll. Hal.) Paris

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 7/27/2013)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 10/31/2017)

Plant Category: Moss

EcoRegions: Yungas montane forest, Tucuman-Bolivian montane forest

Elevation: 500-1000, 1000-1500, 1500-2000, 2000-2500, 2500-3000, 3000-3500

Substrate: rocks, logs, treelets and trees

Notes (Last Modified On 10/31/2017)

general taxon notes:

Ecology. Yungas and Tucuman-Bolivian montane forest; on rocks, logs, trunck of Polylepis sp.Elevation. (900)2150-3535 m. Distribution. Bolivia: Cochabamba. World range: Endemic to Bolivia or at least to the central Andes.

Ecología. Bosque montano de Yungas y Tucumano-Boliviano; sobre rocas, tronco en descomposición, tronco de Polylepis sp. Altitud. (900)2150-3535 m. Distribución. Bolivia: Cochabamba. Distribución mundial: Endémico de Bolivia or Andino central.

Originally described as Pungentella levieri Müll. Hal. (Rhaphidorrhynchium levieri (Paris) Broth.) based on Germain 1124 (isotype NY) in 1889 from Choquecamata (Cochabamba). Two recent collections from the same region inclu de Linneo & Jaimes 2674A and 2838, both determined by W.R. Buck. A distinctive feature of this species is the erect capsule.