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!Campylopus anderssonii (Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 10/2/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 2/18/2013)

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

EcoRegions: Páramo, Montane Forest

elevation: 1000-1500, 1500-2000, 2500-3000, 3000-3500, 3500-4000, 4000-4500

substrate: soil, leaf litter / humus

frequency: infrequent

Notes (Last Modified On 2/18/2013)

Notes:

Ecology: Open montane to páramo and humid puna; on soil and humus. Elevation: 1450-4200 m (Venezuela: 1900 m, Colombia: 3260-4100 m, Ecuador: 2900-3000 m [Galapagos Islands 700-800 m], Peru: 4200 m, Bolivia: 1450-3350 m). Distribution: Central America and tropical Andes.

Campylopus anderssonii is among the moderately large species of the genus with leaves to ca. 10 mm long, distal margins serrate, ventral hyalocysts, thick-walled upper cells, weak to distinct porose thick-walled basal cells, at the margin longer but not forming a distinct border, and well developed enlarged alar cells. Synonyms include Campylopus fulvus Herzog, C. longisubulatus Thér. and C. subincacorralis Thér.

Specimens: VENEZUELA. Aragua: Nee & Whalen 16879 (NY). COLOMBIA. Boyacá: Cleef 8743 (MO, U); Cundinamarca: Linares C. & Bulla 544 (COL). ECUADOR. Loja: Laegaard 53629-D (NY). BOLIVIA. Cochabamba: Lewis 79-2162A (LPB, MO), Santa Cruz: Churchill et al. 21428 (BOLV, MO, USZ).