familyRacopilaceae
genusRacopilum
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Racopilum
Prodr. Aethéogam., 36, 87. 1805.
Etymology: Greek rhakos, rag or remnant, and pilos, felt cap, alluding to basally torn calyptra of some taxa
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Racopilum tomentosum | Patricia M. Eckel |
Plants in low, tangled mats. Stems sometimes leafless at apices, flagelliform. Leaves with costa strong. Sexual condition autoicous or synoicous, usually pseudautoicous with dwarf male plants; perigonia axillary; perichaetial leaves small, apex long-awned. Capsule sulcate when dry; stomata present proximally; operculum rostrate; exostome teeth with zigzag median line; endostome segments delicate, cilia delicate, nodose. Calyptra usually with delicate hairs proximally, sometimes naked with age.
Distribution
Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Islands, Australia
Discussion
Species ca. 63 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
... more about "Racopilum"
long-awned +
acute +
brownish +
papillose +
spreading +
tomentose +
naked +
sulcate +
curved +
exserted +
delicate +
absent +
nodose +
strong +
single +
oblong-ovate +
smaller +
delicate +
Greek rhakos, rag or remnant, and pilos, felt cap, alluding to basally torn calyptra of some taxa +
cross-striolate +
papillose +
slender +
delicate +
long +
few;many +
larger +
twisted-contorted +
dimorphic +
spreading-erect +
sexual +
unbordered +
toothed +
tangled +
creeping +
low +
quadrate;rhomboidal +
rostrate +
small +
differentiated +
axillary +
gemmiform +
Prodr. Aethéogam., +
1805 +
elongate +
leafless +
flagelliform +
absent +
Racopilum +
Racopilaceae +
genus +
dark green +
dwarf +
medium-sized +