Leptophascum leptophyllum (Müll.Hal.) J.Guerra & Cano

Species

Bryophytes > Pottiales > Pottiaceae > Leptophascum

Characteristics

Plants small, gregarious, light green; terricolous. Stems 2-5 mm high; in section round, central strand absent, cortical cells lax, outer row smaller. Leaves somewhat distant, weakly contorted dry, erect-spreading wet; narrowly elliptical to obovate, 1.5-3.0 mm long; apex acute; margins plane, irregularly crenulate to serrate above base. Costa short-excurrent; ventral and dorsal superficial cells short-rectangular, smooth; in section round, guide cells 2, small, thickened, ventral surface cells 2, thin-walled, bulging, dorsal cells weakly incrassate, 3 cells thick. Upper laminal cells hexagonal to subhexagonal, quadrate or rectangular, smaller toward margin, smooth; basal cells quadrate to short-rectangular. Sporophyte not seen, but described as: Seta short; capsule emergent, turgid-elliptical with distinct, oblique beak, brownish.
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Distribution

Leptophascum leptophyllum world distribution map, present in South Africa

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LSID 35205940
WFO ID wfo-0001205610
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Synonyms

Leptophascum leptophyllum