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Published In: Revue Bryologique 36: 112. 1909. (Rev. Bryol.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 10/12/2009)
Acceptance : provisional
Project Data     (Last Modified On 10/12/2009)
EcoRegions: Puna
elevation: 3500-4000, 4000-4500
substrate: soil, rocks
frequency: rare

Notes     (Last Modified On 10/12/2009)
Notes:

      Ecology: Humid puna; on rocks or soil covered rocks. Elevation: 4000 m. Distribution: Mexico and Bolivia.

      Resembling Bryum argenteum, B. insolitum is distinguished by the nearly erect capsules, narrowed mouth, low endostomal basal membrane, and 1-2 short, nodulose cilia. This species is only known from a single collection made by Rusby from Sorata; for Bolivia this species is considered tentative since the sporophytes were immature (Ochi 1980: 112).

      Specimens: BOLIVIA. La Paz: Rusby 3144 (BM; Ochi 1980: 112).

 

 

 
 
 
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