Leptodontium viticulosoides

(P. Beauvois) Wijk & Margadant

Taxon 9: 51. 1960,.

Basionym: Neckera viticulosoides P. Beauvois Prodr. Aethéogam., 78. 1805
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 575.

Distribution

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se United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, se Asia, Indian Ocean Islands

Discussion

Varieties 5 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

channeled +, keeled +, oblong +  and lingulate +
of 1-2 rows +  and differentiated +
long-excurrent +  and short-excurrent +
1/3 +  and 3/4 +
Richard H. Zander +
(P. Beauvois) Wijk & Margadant +
crescent--shaped +
papillose +  and smooth +
usually slightly wider +
rectangular +
Neckera viticulosoides +
obovoid +
mitrate +  and cucullate +
cleistocarpous +  and stegocarpous +
autoicous +, dioicous +  and sexual +
thin or;evenly collenchymatously thickened +
thick-walled +
6 +  and 16 +
elongate-rhomboid +  and elongate +
tomentose +  and bare +
ending 1-6(-15) cells +, percurrent +  and excurrent +
obtuse +  and rounded +
1-stratose +  and porose +
se United States +, Mexico +, Central America +, South America +, Africa +, se Asia +  and Indian Ocean Islands +
differentiated +
multicellular +
usually much longer +
yellow +  and orange-red or red +
thin-walled +  and porose +
orange +  and yellowish orange +
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 +
spreading +  and squarrose-recurved +
reduced +
dentate +  and entire +
short-conic;short-rostrate +
photosynthetic +
hollow +  and simple +
columnar +  and 2-fid +
lateral +  and terminal +
lateral +  and terminal +
red +, orange +  and yellow +
consisting of 16 mostly 2 times cleft spiculose striate or papillose lanceolate teeth , , , , +  and rudimentary +
hyaline +  and brownish +
2 (?) +  and 5 (?) +
across base +  and differentiated +
long-decurrent +
straight +
elongate +
2 +  and 1 +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
elongate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Leptodontium viticulosoides +
Leptodontium +
species +
ovoid;cylindric +
thick-walled +
red +  and yellow +
stemless +  and perigoniate +
yellow;orangebrown distally +
occasionally smaller than the perichaetiate +