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!Schizymenium andinum (Sull.) A.J. Shaw

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 5/28/2009)

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Project Data (Last Modified On 10/28/2017)

Plant Category: Moss

EcoRegions: Puna, Yungas montane forest

Elevation: 2000-2500, 2500-3000, 3000-3500, 3500-4000, 4000-4500

Substrate: soil

Frequency: rare

Notes (Last Modified On 10/28/2017)

general taxon notes:

Ecology. Open Yungas montane and puna; on soil. Elevation. 2100-4905 m. Distribution. Bolivia: La Paz. World range: endemic to the tropical Andes.

Ecología. Montano abierto de Yungas y puna; sobre suelo. Altitud. 2100-4905 m. Distribución. Bolivia: La Paz. Distribución mundial: endémica de los Andes tropicales.

Schizymenium andinum is characterized by the small plant habit, leaves to ca. 0.5 mm, suberect (or few inclined), pyriform-obloid, capsules, and single peristome with endostomal segments less than 200 µm long.

Schizymenium andinum se caracteriza por el hábito pequeño de las plantas, hojas hasta ca. 0.5 mm, suberectas (o poco inclinadas), cápsulas piriforme-obloides y peristoma simple con segmentos del endostoma menores a 200 µm de largo.