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!Brachymenium klotzschii (Schwägr.) Paris

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 10/10/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 6/1/2013)

country distribution: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

EcoRegions: Montane Forest

elevation: 0-500, 500-1000, 1000-1500, 1500-2000

substrate: treelets and trees

frequency: infrequent

Notes (Last Modified On 6/1/2013)

Notes:

Ecology: Chiquitano forest to montane forest; on exposed roots, trunk and branches of trees. Elevation: (150)650-2000 m (Ecuador: 150?-250 m, Peru: 650-1500 m, Bolivia: 650-2000 m). Distribution: Mexico, USA (Florida), tropical Andes (Ecuador to Bolivia), Brazil.

Ecología: Epífita, sobre ramas de árboles. Elevación: (150)650-2000 m (Ecuador: 150-250 m, Perú: 650-1500 m, Bolivia: 1400-2000 m). Distribución:México, Andes Tropicales (Ecuador hasta Bolivia), Brasil.

Brachymenium klotzschii is distinguished by the oblong-ovate, awned leaves to 2.5 mm, mostly short excurrent costa, plane to reflexed margins, indistinct border (1-2 cells rows), ± firm- to thick-walledhexagonal to rhomboidal upper cells, firm-walled, quadrate to short rectangular basal cells, setae to ca. 20 mm, erect capsules, fragile, slender exostome teeth, endostome consisting of a basal membrane, and conic opercula. Synonyms include Brachymenium barbuloides (Müll. Hal.) Paris, B. dimorphum R. S. Williams, and B. macrocarpum Cardot.