Wijkia carlottae

(W. B. Schofield) H. A. Crum

Bryologist 74: 171. 1971.

EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Acanthocladium carlottae W. B. Schofield Bryologist 69: 336, figs. 1 – 6. 1966
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 583.

Plants brown to yellowish when old. Stems creeping to arched, sharply pointed at stem and branch apices, branches 0.2–1.5 cm, terete-foliate; pseudoparaphyllia foliose, deltoid, 0.5–1.5 mm wide. Stem-leaves concave, 1 × 0.5 mm excluding acumen; acumen piliferous, 0.5+ mm. Specialized asexual reproduction unknown. Sporophytes unknown.


Habitat: Shaded rock, humid sites
Elevation: low elevations (0-100 m)

Discussion

Wijkia carlottae, found in the Queen Charlotte Islands and Haida Gwaii, is closely related to W. tanytricha (Montagne) H. A. Crum of southeastern Asia, and the plants differ mainly in size and habit. Its exclusively vegetative reproduction indicates a clone that is slowly disseminated, because sporophytes and specialized vegetative reproduction are lacking.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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piliferous +
piliferous;acuminate +
Wilfred B. Schofield† +
(W. B. Schofield) H. A. Crum +
Acanthocladium carlottae +
terete-foliate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
cucullate +
erect +  and inclined +
ovoid +  and cylindric +
specialized +
few +, 1 +  and 4 +
autoicous +, dioicous +, synoicous +  and sexual +
quadrate +  and rhombic +
differentiated +
low elevations (0-100 m) +
Shaded rock, humid sites +
1-seriate +  and smooth +
papillose +  and smooth +
dioicous +  and sexual +
straight +
small;large +
light-brown +, red +  and reddish-brown +
elongate +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
falcate-secund +
widespreading +  and erect-spreading +
not complanate-foliate +
pinnate +  and 2-pinnate +
redbrown +  and reddish green +
creeping to arched +
pointed +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Wijkia carlottae +
species +