Group: Moss Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, upper, cases, 1

Authors:

Crum, Howard Alvin

Published In: Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 74: 153. f. 5. 1993. (J. Hattori Bot. Lab.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Colombia. "Depto. de Santander, ca. 8 km toward Páramo from Cañaverales, 712'W, 02'N, . . . 3,100 m alt." Oct 1988

Collector and Number: Marko Lewis 88-1446

Institution(s): Holotype: MO

Type Specimens

• HT: Marko Lewis - 88-1446 - MO - (BC:MO-406765/A:3962491). (MO - (BC:MO-406765/A:3962491))
• T: Marko Lewis 88-1446; Oct 1988; Colombia. "Depto. de Santander, ca. 8 km toward Páramo from Cañaverales, 712'W, 02'N, . . . 3,100 m alt."

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• subkingdom:  Bryobiotina Trevis.
• division:  Bryophyta Schimp.
• subdivision:  Sphagnophytina Doweld
• class:  Sphagnopsida Schimp.
• order:  Sphagnales Limpr.
• family:  Sphagnaceae Dumort.
• genus:  Sphagnum L.

Conservation Status:

• VU: D2 - Vulnerable - Global
  • Reference Aponte, A. M., J. Uribe-Meléndez, W. R. Álvaro Alba, B. R. Ramírez Padilla & C. Montoya Molina. 2022. Sphagnum lewisii. IUCN Red List Threat. Spec. 2022: e.T195442701A201223433 [1–8].
  • Conservation System IUCN. 2001. IUCN Red List Categ. Crit. v. 3.1 ii, 1–30. IUCN, Gland.

Projects: Andean Bryo

Keywords: 11, 93, MOSS, RLM