Philonotis calcarea

(Bruch & Schimper) Schimper

Coroll. Bryol. Eur., 86. 1856.

Basionym: Bartramia calcarea Bruch & Schimper Bryol. Europ. 4: 49, plate 325. 1842
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 111. Mentioned on page 106.

Plants large, in loose or occasionally compact tufts, bright green to yellowish, brownish proximally. Stems 4–8 cm, erect, simple, tomentose proximally. Leaves not or rarely seriate or spiraled, appressed on sterile and female stems, secund when dry, erect-spreading to falcate spreading when moist, ovatelanceolate to lanceolate, 1.3–3 mm; margins revolute, serrulate nearly throughout, teeth paired on mature leaves; apex evenly and gradually acuminate; costa subpercurrent to short-excurrent, 600 µm wide at base, distal abaxial surface weakly prorulose; laminal cells prorulose at proximal ends; basal-cells rectangular, shorter, broader than distal; juxtacostal cells at widest part of leaf 48–100 µm; distal cells linear, 20–40 × 3–5 µm. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Sexual condition dioicous; perigonia discoid. Seta 4 cm, straight or flexuose. Capsule 2–3.5 mm. Spores subreniform, 22–25 µm.


Habitat: Moist areas
Elevation: low to moderate elevations

Distribution

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Greenland, Europe, Asia, Africa

Discussion

Philonotis calcarea is a member of the P. fontana complex; it is essentially an Old World species that enters the flora area only in southern Greenland. Its distinguishing features include falcate-secund, plicate leaves, very stout costa, and lax, pellucid, and quite large juxtacostal cells.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Philonotis calcarea"
acuminate +
Dana G. Griffin III +
(Bruch & Schimper) Schimper +
rectangular +
enlarged +
Bartramia calcarea +
cucullate +
inclined +, horizontal +  and erect +
globose +  and ovoid +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
appendiculate +
rudimentary +
short-excurrent +
subpercurrent +
with centric papilla +  and smooth +
dioicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
subquadrate;oblong or linear +
Greenland +, Europe +, Asia +  and Africa +
low to moderate elevations +
yellowish;pale-brown +
dark red;reddish-brown +
Moist areas +
smooth +, papillose +  and mammillose +
spiraled +  and seriate +
erect-spreading;falcate spreading +
ovatelanceolate +  and lanceolate +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
revolute +  and plane +
blunt +  and mammillate or bluntly apiculate +
clavate +  and filiform +
discoid +  and gemmiform +
Coroll. Bryol. Eur., +
papillose +
distinct +
5 +  and many +
flexuose +  and straight +
elongate +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
subreniform +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
female +  and sterile +
pentagonal +  and 2-fid +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Bartramidula +
Philonotis calcarea +
Philonotis +
species +
intermediate +
compact +  and loose +
specialized +
synoicous +, autoicous +, dioicous +  and sexual +
enlarged +
differentiated +
thin +  and thick +
brownish +, bright green +  and yellowish +