Sematophyllum subpinnatum

(Bridel) E. Britton

Bryologist 21: 28. 1918.

Illustrated
Basionym: Leskea subpinnata Bridel Muscol. Recent., suppl. 2: 54. 1812
Synonyms: Sematophyllum caespitosum (Swartz) Mitten
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 574. Mentioned on page 575.

Plants small to medium-sized, green or yellowish, dull. Stems 0.3–0.6 cm, branches reclining. Leaves homomallous, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, tapering abruptly to apex, 0.5–1.1 mm; margins reflexed; apex short-acuminate; alar cells somewhat enlarged, not inflated, light-brown, in 1 row, supra-alar cells in several rows, quadrate; laminal cells rhomboidal to elliptic. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Seta 0.5–1 cm. Capsule suberect, 1–1.5 mm.


Phenology: Capsules mature winter.
Habitat: Logs, bark of trees, humid forests, soil
Elevation: low elevations

Distribution

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Fla., La., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, e Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands (Hawaii), Australia

Discussion

Sematophyllum subpinnatum sometimes persists briefly in greenhouses.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Sematophyllum subpinnatum"
short-acuminate +
Wilfred B. Schofield† +
(Bridel) E. Britton +
Leskea subpinnata +
cucullate +
short-cylindric +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
light-brown +
specialized +
autoicous +, dioicous +, synoicous +  and sexual +
quadrate +  and not inflated +
enlarged +
differentiated +
Fla. +, La. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +, e Asia +, Africa +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +  and Australia +
low elevations +
Logs, bark of trees, humid forests, soil +
papillose +  and smooth +
falcate-secund +
erect-spreading +
tapering;ovate;oblong-lanceolate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
small;large +
Capsules mature winter. +
several +  and 1 +
light-brown +, red +  and reddish-brown +
elongate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
falcate-secund +
widespreading +  and erect-spreading +
tapering;lanceolate;broadly ovate +
branched +  and not complanate-foliate +
redbrown +  and reddish green +
arching +, erect +, sometimes +  and reclining +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (?) +
Sematophyllum caespitosum +
Sematophyllum subpinnatum +
Sematophyllum +
species +
small +  and medium-sized +