Montagne, C. 1839. Musci, 86-116, pl. 3. Florula Boliviensis. Cryptogames de la Bolivia. In A. d'Orbigny, Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale. P. Bertrand, Paris.

Montagne. C. 1838. Centurie de plantes cellulaires exotiques nouvelles, Musci. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. 2, 9: 38-57.

Montagne (1839) enumerates 28 moss species from Bolivia collected by Alcides d’Orbigny. The species listed are equally divided between species known to occur in Bolivia, and the remaining half for which the identity is unknown, not known for Bolivia or for that matter the tropical Andes. These mosses are considered erroneous, and excluded from Bolivia. Examples include species only known from north temperate regions, e.g., Climacium dendroides (Hedw.) F. Weber & D. Mohr and Neckera pennata Hedw., or even Asia, e.g., Rhodobryum giganteum (Schwägr.) Paris.

The list follows the sequence given by Montague (1839); the protologue is given in full. Species recorded for Argentine and Chile are excluded. Accepted names are in bold.

Sphagnum cymbifolioides Breutel = Sphagnum palustre L.

Hab. In sylvis densis, locis humidis, prope Chupé in provincial Yungas, cum sequente sterile lectum. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 185.

Identity unknown.

Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw.

Hab. Cum praecedente. [as 185]

Idenity unknown.

Orthotrichum psychrophilum Mont.

Hab. Ad rupes prope glacies aeternas in jugis Andium Americae aequinoctialis, inprimis circa las Lagunas de Potosi, 2500 hexapodum altitudine, caespitose vivit. Cl. d’Orbigny detexit. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 440.

Didymodon capillaceus (Hedw.) F. Weber & D. Mohr = Distichium capillaceum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.

Hab. Cum praecedente.

Dicranum megalophyllum Raddi, nom. illeg = Paraleucobryum albicans (Schwägr.) Loeske

Hab. Ad margines viarum in sylvis densis humidis prope Chupé, ubi caespites latos efformabat, sterile lectum. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 190.

Idenity unknown. Paraleucobryum albicans is not presently known to occur in the Tropical Andes; possibly this represents a species of Campylopus.

Dicranum longisetum Hook. = Atractylocarpus longisetus (Hook.) E.B. Bartram

Hab. Ad radices arborum in Bolivia (pays des Yuracares) locis humidis sylvarum, secus rivulum Icho dictum, huncce muscum capsuligerum, sed deoperculatum legit. cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 320.

Campylopus lamellatus Mont. = Campylopus pilifer var. lamellatus (Mont.) Gradst. & Sipman

Hab. Cum praecedente lectus. [as 320]

Tortula (Barbula) revoluta (Brid.) Schrad. = Pseudocrossidium revolutum (Brid.) R.H. Zander

Hab. Circa Chuquisaca ad terram in collibus, 1400 hexapodum altitudine, cum Bartramia ithyphylla commixta, Februario exeunte, capsuligera sed parcissime lecta.

Status unknown, a north temperate moss.

Tortula andicola Mont. = Syntrichia andicola (Mont.) Ochyra

Hab. Inter rupes ad terram in declivibus orientalibus Andium de la Paz (Bolivie) 2200 hexapodum altitudine, prope nives aeternas, longe supra oppidum Tajesi, mense Julii 1830, hancce speciem legit cl. d’Orbigny.

Pohlia gilliesii (Hook.) Mont. = Bryum gilliesii Hook.

Hab. In jugis Andium orientalium, circa las Lagunas de Potosí, inter rupium fisuras 2500 hexapodum altitudine, prope nives aeternas ubi caespitibus magnis compactibus-que legit, mense Aprilis, cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 437.

Bryum argenteum Hedw. var. chlorocarpum Mont. [?Bryum argenteum var. chlorocarpum Cardot?]

Hab. Ad terram in collibus prope Chuquisaca provincia La Laguna, hancce varietatem caespites altísimos efformantem legit cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 433.

Bryum intricatum Brid. ? = Bryum calophyllum R. Br.

Hab. In summis jugis Andinum orientalium provinciae Potosi, prope glaciem aeternam, ad terram locis humidis, cum culmis gramineis mixtam et sterilem mense Aprilis legit cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 446.

Identity unknown.

Mnium giganteum Schwägr. = Rhodobryum giganteum (Schwägr.) Paris

Hab. Ad terram in sylvis inter Chupé et Yanacaché, locis humidis, legit cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 206.

Idenity unknown. Probably Rhodobryum, but R. giganteum (Schwägr.) Paris is restricted to Southeast Asia.

Bartramia patens Brid.

Hab. In sylvis opacis, ad margines viarum, prope Chupé in consortio Lophocleae Orbignianae legit, August. 1830, cl. d’Origny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 183.

Idenity unknown. This species is known from Argentine and Chile. Probably a species of Bartramia.

Bartramia ithyphylla Brid.

Hab. Cum Tortula revoluta lecta. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 429. [local = Hab. Circa Chuquisaca ad terram in collibus, 1400 hexapodum altitudine, cum Bartramia ithyphylla commixta, Februario exeunte, capsuligera sed parcissime lecta.]

Idenity unknown. Likely represents another species of Bartramia. Bartramia ithyphylla is widespread in the northern temperate regions; also Argentine and Chile.

Bartramia potosica Mont.

Hab. In jugis Andium orientalium, circa las Lagunas de Potosi, inter rupium fissures 2500 hexapodum altitudine prope nives aeternas legit cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 438.

Polytrichum appressum Schwägr. = Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.

Hab. Ad rupes in sylvis montosis inter Chupé et Yanacaché, locis humidis, Aprili, sterile lectum. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 205.

Polytrichum strictum Menzies ex Brid.

Hab. In sylvis densis, locis humidis, prope Chupé in provincial Yungas, lectum. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 182.

Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw.

Hab. Inter saxa in collibus prope Chuquisaca legit cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 428.

Fabronia nivalis Mont. = Fabronia ciliaris var. wrightii (Sull.) W.R. Buck

Hab. Ad terram inter saxa prope Cochabamba provinciae Ayopaya (Bolivae), in summis jugis Andium orientalium, 2200 hexapodum altitudine supra mare, juxta nives aeternas detexit cl. d’Orbigny.

Hookeria asplenioides (Brid.) Steud. = Calyptrochaeta asplenioides (Brid.) Crosby

Hab. In sylvis collinis densis humidis inter Chupé et Yanacaché sterilis lecta. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 197.

Idenity unknown. This may indeed represent a species of Calyptrochaeta. Calyptrochaeta asplenioides is known from Africa and associated islands.

Neckera undulata Hedw. = Neckeropsis undulata (Hedw.) Reichardt

Hab. Ad corticem arborum in Bolivia lecta.

Neckera dendroides Hook. = Homaliodendron flabellatum (Sm.) M. Fleisch.

Hab. Ad corticem arborum in sylvis humidis Boliviae, secus rivum Icho dictum (pays des Yuracares) huncce muscum hucusque in Australia repertum, sterilem vero, mense Julii, legit cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 322.

Idenity unknown. Probably represents a species of Porotrichum.

Neckera pennata Hedw.

Hab. Ad truncos arborum prope Pucara provincial Valle grande, in Bolivia, mense Novembris, cum fructu legit cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 384.

Idenity unknown. Probably represents a species of Neckera, possibly N. scabridens.

Climacium dendroides (Hedw.) F. Weber & D. Mohr

Hab. Ad truncos arborum in sylvis collium excelsorum quas incolae Inca vocant, in provincial Valle grande, sterile lectum. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 352.

Idenity unknown. The closest taxon this might represent from Vallegrande is Pterobryon densum.

Hypnum cochlearifolium Schwägr. = Weymouthia cochlearifolia (Schwägr.) Dixon

Hab. Ad truncos arborum in sylvis montosis provinciae Yungas, inter Chupé et Yanacaché huncce muscum, sequenti immixtum et vernacule Romevillo dictum, sterilem legit cl. d’Orbigny. Herb. Mus. Par., no. 207.

Idenity unknown. Weymouthia cochlearifolia is recorded for Chile and Australasia. Leskea flexilis Hedw. is given as a synonym, thus the identity of this collection may represent Pilotrichella flexilis (Hedw.) Ångstr.

Hypnum patens Hook. = Zelometeorium patens (Hook.) Manuel

Hab. Cum praecedente, cui mixtum et sterile invenimus.

Hypnum tamariscinum Hedw. = Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) Schimp.

Hab. In summis montibus prope la Aguada secus viam quae ducit a Cochabamba ad Yuracaru, locis saxosis humidis, sterile lectum.

Idenity unknown. Probably represents another species of Thuidium.