Tropicos | Name - !Acidodontium longifolium (Schimp. ex Paris) Broth.

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!Acidodontium longifolium (Schimp. ex Paris) Broth.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 9/30/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 4/23/2013)

Status: endemic

country distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

EcoRegions: Páramo, Puna, Montane Forest

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

substrate: treelets and trees

frequency: infrequent

Notes (Last Modified On 4/23/2013)

Notes:

Ecology: Upper montane forest, shrubby páramo or humid puna; on branches of treelets and trees. Elevation: 2280-4300 m (Colombia: 2900 m, Ecuador: 3690 m, Peru: 3800-4000 m, Bolivia: 2280-4300 m). Distribution: Endemic to the tropical Andes.

This species is characterized by the somewhat glossy, dense tufted plants to 2 cm, tomentose below, oblong-elliptical leaves to 6 mm long, short, slender, acuminate-apiculate apex, reflexed below along margin, crenulate to serrulate above, indistinct marginal border of 1-2 cell rows which are elongate and thick-walled, costa ending well below the acumen, porose, rhomboidal to hexagonal-rhomboidal upper cells to 30 µm wide, setae to 4 cm, erect to inclined, clavate capsules to 9 mm long, apiculate, hemispherical operculum.