Schoenobryum concavifolium

(Griffith) Gangulee

Mosses E. India 5: 1209. 1976.

Illustrated
Basionym: Orthotrichum concavifolium Griffith Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 2: 484. 1842 (as Osthortichum)
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 587. Mentioned on page 585.

Leaves 1 mm; apex broadly acute to short-acuminate; costa sometimes laterally spurred, tip rarely 2-fid. Perichaetia with inner leaves 2–2.3 mm, awns distinct, 1/5 length expanded portion of leaf. Spores granular.


Phenology: Capsules mature Apr.
Habitat: Twigs, branches, trunks of trees, humid forests
Elevation: low elevations (0 m)

Distribution

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Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Asia

Discussion

Schoenobryum concavifolium is rare in the flora area, where it is known only from Collier County in southern Florida; its presence there was undetected until recently (W. R. Buck 1994c). The plants are firm when dry and often have a shrublike aspect due to the erect, clustered branches. Terminal perichaetia give the branch apices a clublike appearance. The species is quite similar to Cryphaea filiformis but differs in its terminal perichaetia, single peristome, and the awns of perichaetial leaves that are only 1/5 the expanded portion of the leaf length. The two species have been collected growing together. In C. filiformis, also a rare moss of southern Florida, the perichaetia are lateral, the peristome is double, and the awns of the perichaetial leaves are 1/2 the expanded portion of the leaf length.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
broadly acute +  and short-acuminate +
William D. Reese† +
(Griffith) Gangulee +
distinct +
denticulate +
Orthotrichum concavifolium +
spreading;pendent +
elongate +
short;elongate +
rounded;quadrate +
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +  and Asia +
low elevations (0 m) +
Twigs, branches, trunks of trees, humid forests +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.23 cm2.3 mm <br />0.0023 m <br />) +
widespreading +
concave +  and ovate-acuminate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
serrate +  and entire +
autoicous +  and sexual +
rhomboidal;fusiform +
conic-rostrate;obliquely rostrate +
terminal +  and lateral +
Capsules mature Apr. +
expanded +
Mosses E. India +
Illustrated +
spheric +
sympodial +  and branched +
Schoenobryum concavifolium +
Schoenobryum +
species +
in loose mats +  and creeping +
shiny +  and dull to somewhat +