Erpodium

(Bridel) Bridel in H. G. L. Reichenbach

in H. G. L. Reichenbach, Consp. Regn. Veg., 32. 1828 ,.

Etymology: Greek erpo, creeping, alluding to growth habit
Basionym: Anoectangium subg. Erpodium Bridel Bryol. Univ. 2: 167. 1827
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 471. Mentioned on page 470, 472.
 TaxonIllustrator 
Erpo Erpodium acrifolium.jpegErpodium acrifoliumPatricia M. Eckel
Erpo Erpodium domingense.jpegErpodium domingensePatricia M. Eckel

Plants dull or shiny, light to dark green. Leaves ± monomorphic, spirally arranged, appressed or spreading and complanate when dry, spreading and often complanate when wet, bilaterally symmetric to asymmetric, ovate, elliptic, or lanceolate, rounded to obtuse, or acute, acuminate to subulate; laminal cells smooth or pluripapillose, distal cells rhombic to hexagonal, proximal cells oblate-oblong in several marginal rows. Perichaetial leaves enlarged or not, sheathing. Seta short, usually straight. Capsule immersed to shortly exserted, stomata few; annulus none to broad and persistent; peristome absent (or present); operculum usually rostrate. Calyptra mitrate, lobed at base, ± plicate.

Distribution

North America, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Africa, Australia

Discussion

Species 17–24 (2 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Leaves hyaline-subulate; laminal cells smooth. Erpodium acrifolium
1 Leaves obtuse to rounded; laminal cells pluripapillose. Erpodium domingense
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Ronald A. Pursell +  and Bruce H. Allen +
(Bridel) Bridel in H. G. L. Reichenbach +
Anoectangium subg. Erpodium +
lobed +  and mitrate +
pale-yellow +  and yellowbrown +
ovoid-cylindric +, oblong +  and symmetric +
rhombic;hexagonal +
papillose;smooth;more or less papillose +
cucullate +, lobed +  and mitrate +
North America +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +, Africa +  and Australia +
Greek erpo, creeping, alluding to growth habit +
oblong;oblong-hexagonal +
monomorphic +
spreading +  and appressed +
lanceolate rounded +  and obtuse or acute acuminate +
enlarged +
not +  and enlarged +
serrulate +  and serrate +
autoicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
acute +  and ovate +
in H. G. L. Reichenbach, Consp. Regn. Veg., +
papillose +
straight +
superficial +
Erpodium +
Erpodiaceae +
papillose +
lanceolate +
shiny +  and dull +