Calymperes afzelii Sw.

Afzel's calymperes moss (en)

Species

Bryophytes > Dicranales > Calymperaceae > Calymperes

Characteristics

Plants gregarious or tufted, dark-green to yellowish brown, uncinate-curved at tips when dry, to 10 mm. Leaves dimorphic, the vegetative 3-4 mm; distal lamina lanceolate; margins thickened and toothed distally; costa in cross section showing ad-and abaxial bands of stereid cells; medial cells obscure, 5-6 µm, bulging adaxially, minutely papillose abaxially; teniolae prominent at leaf shoulders and above; cancellinae ending in acute angles distally, adaxial cells smooth distally; gemmiferous leaves with constricted apices consisting of the costa with narrowly revolute marginal laminae, bearing gemmae only on adaxial surface of apex.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Calymperes afzelii world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID 35153562
WFO ID wfo-0001177769
COL ID Q6HV
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INPN ID 656558
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Synonyms

Calymperes afzelii Calymperes annamense Calymperes asteristylium Calymperes donnellii Calymperes dusenii Calymperes guianense Calymperes hildebrandtii Calymperes huallagense Calymperes hyalino-limbatum Calymperes integrifolium Calymperes javanicum Calymperes lecomtei Calymperes maroantsetrae Calymperes microdictyon Calymperes nossi-combae Calymperes orthophyllaceum Calymperes patulum Calymperes polytrichiforme Calymperes sarawakense Calymperes secundulum Calymperes subasterigerum Calymperes thwaitesii Calymperes usambaricum Dicranum ustulatum Calymperes brittoniae Calymperes chlorosum Calymperes inaequifolium Calymperes lindmannii Calymperes mayottense Calymperes portoricense Calymperes remirense Calymperes renauldii Calymperes reyi Calymperes rhypariophyllum Calymperes rotundatum Calymperes rufescens Calymperes victoriae Calymperes gilletii var. angustifolium Calymperes javanicum var. lignicola