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!Brachymitrion moritzianum (Müll. Hal.) A.K. Kop.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 9/27/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 4/18/2013)

country distribution: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

EcoRegions: Montane Forest

elevation: 1000-1500, 1500-2000, 2000-2500, 2500-3000, 3000-3500

substrate: leaf litter / humus, logs, treelets and trees

frequency: infrequent

Notes (Last Modified On 4/18/2013)

Notes:

Ecology: Montane forest; on leaf litter, logs, humus, trunk and branches of treelets and trees. Elevation: 1230-3170 m (Venezuela: 3170 m, Colombia: 1780-2900 m, Ecuador: 1230-3080 m, Peru: 2000 m, Bolivia: 1600-1700 m). Distribution: Central America (Costa Rica, Panama) and tropical Andes.

Brachymitrion moritzianum is distinguished from the other members of the genus by the unbordered leaf margins and by the ciliate leaf margins. Synonyms include Tayloria lindigiana Müll. Hal. nom. nud. And T. mayorii Broth. & Irmsch. in Irmsch.