Plaubelia sprengelii var. stomatodonta

(Cardot) R. H. Zander

Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 32: 176. 1993,.

Basionym: Hyophila stomatodonta (Cardot) R. S. Williams Rev. Bryol. 36: 76. 1909
Synonyms: Desmatodon stomatodontus (Cardot) H. A. Crum Hyophila sprengelii var. stomatodonta (Cardot) R. H. Zander Neohyophila stomatodonta
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 584. Mentioned on page 582.

Leaves with apiculus sometimes lacking; costa percurrent or ending short of the leaf apex; adaxial distal laminal cells mammillose, also papillose on one or both surfaces.


Phenology: Capsules mature winter–spring.
Habitat: Thin crusts on limestone rock
Elevation: low elevations

Distribution

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Fla., Mexico, West Indies (Cuba), West Indies (Jamaica), Central America (Guatemala), Central America (Honduras), South America (Brazil)

Discussion

The extensive variation of Plaubelia sprengelii var. stomatodonta was described by R. H. Zander (1983); specimens of intermediate morphology can be found both from Mexico and those that derive from the flora region. All specimens of this variety seen from Florida regularly had two stereid bands and a hydroid strand in the costa, characters displayed even in minute specimens.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"um" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

elongate +  and quadrate +
papillose +  and mammillose +
of 1-2 rows +  and differentiated +
long-excurrent +  and short-excurrent +
broadly acute +  and rounded-obtuse +
Patricia M. Eckel +
- Cardot R. H. Zander +
reniform +  and rounded +
hyaline +  and yellow +
occasionally +  and not differentiated +
papillose +  and smooth +
usually slightly wider +
usually ovate;oblong +
Hyophila stomatodonta +
obovoid +
cucullate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> - ? +  and 0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - ? +
cleistocarpous +  and stegocarpous +
ellipsoidal +
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br /> +
crowded +  and rosulate +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> - 0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> +
larger +  and smaller +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> - 0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> +
monoicous +, dioicous +  and sexual +
flat to bulging +
0 +  and 5 +
mammillose +
oblong-rectangular +
tomentose +  and bare +
ending +  and percurrent +
dioicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies - Cuba +, West Indies - Jamaica +, Central America - Guatemala +, Central America - Honduras +  and South America - Brazil +
low elevations +
differentiated +
multicellular +
Thin crusts on limestone rock +
yellow +  and orange-red or red +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> - 0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> +
concave;keeled;channeled;ovoid;lanceolate or lingulate +
ovatelanceolate +
reduced +
denticulate +, entire +  and plane +
sometimes +  and involute +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> - 0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> +
photosynthetic +
compound +, simple +, hollow +  and solid +
flattened +  and 2-fid +
lateral +  and terminal +
lateral +  and terminal +
spiculose +  and perforate +
red +, orange +  and yellow +
consisting of 16 mostly 2 times cleft spiculose striate or papillose lanceolate teeth , , , , +  and rudimentary +
Capsules mature winter–spring. +
Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. +
straight +
yellow;redbrown +
elongate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> - 0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> +
2 +  and 1 +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> - 0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> +
rounded-triangular +  and rounded-pentagonal +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> - 0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> +
Desmatodon stomatodontus +, Hyophila sprengelii var. stomatodonta +  and Neohyophila stomatodonta +
Plaubelia sprengelii var. stomatodonta +
Plaubelia sprengelii +
variety +
ovoid;cylindric +
red +  and yellow +
stemless +  and perigoniate +
plant +  and cespitose +