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!Acidodontium ramicola (Spruce ex Mitt.) A. Jaeger

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

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 10/1/2017)

Status: endemic

Plant Category: Mosses

country distribution: Ecuador

EcoRegions: Montane Forest

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

substrate: shrubs, treelets and trees

frequency: rare

Notes (Last Modified On 10/1/2017)

Notes:

Ecology: Montane forest; epiphytic. Elevation: 1230-2600 m (Ecuador: 1230-1850 m). Distribution: Endemic to the tropical Andes (Ecuador).

Ecología: Bosque montano; epífita. Elevación: 1230-2600 m (Ecuador: 1230-1850 m). Distribución: Endémica para Andes Tropicales.

Acidodontium ramicola is distinguished by ovate to ovate-lanceolate leaves to 3.8 mm, long acuminate apices, strongly undulate leaf margins, costa below capillary point, seta to 30 mm, clavate capsules to 8.5 mm with slender neck, semi-hemispheric non-apiculate opercula. The report of this species for Bolivia based on a collection by Herzog (Jan 1908, s.n.) is A. heteroneuron.