Leucoloma rehmannii (Müll.Hal.) Rehmann ex Paris

Species

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Characteristics

Plants medium to large, in loose tufts, light to yellowish green; corticolous or saxicolous. Stems erect, 15-50 mm high; in section central strand absent, inner cortical cells in 3-4 rows, incrassate, outer cortical cells in 1-2 rows, smaller, incrassate, reddish. Leaves falcate to secund dry, erect-spreading wet; lanceolate-subulate, 2.5-5.0(-6.0) mm long; apex acute, toothed; margins weakly convolute above base, entire below, serrate at apex; border wide below, 1-2 cells wide to apex. Costa percurrent; in section guide cells 4, dorsal and ventral stereid bands 2 cells thick, surface cells undifferentiated. Laminal cells quadrate above, rounded rectangular to elliptical above base, dorsally papillose, with 1(-2) large, stellate papillae over lumen; intermediate cells oblong; basal cells rounded-rectangular to oblong-hexagonal; alar cells enlarged, in 3-4 rows, rectangular below, quadrate above, reddish yellow. Perichaetial leaves with broad sheathing base, abruptly long-subulate, 4.0-4.5 mm long. Seta red, 7.0-7.5 mm long; capsule erect, urn cylindrical, 2.0-2.2 mm long; peristome teeth cleft to middle, weakly papillose, reddish yellow below, distal filaments smooth, yellow; spores round, 17-20 µm, granulate.
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Distribution

Leucoloma rehmannii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID 35155056
WFO ID wfo-0001178815
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Synonyms

Leucoloma rehmannii