Phlegmariurus acerosus (Sw.) B.Øllg., Rodriguésia

Øllgaard, Benjamin, Kessler, Michael & Smith, Alan R., 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. II. Lycopodiaceae, Phytotaxa 334 (3), pp. 255-294 : 269

Phlegmariurus acerosus (Sw.) B.Øllg., Rodriguésia 63: 480. 2012. ( Fig. 8A )

= Lycopodium acerosum Sw., Fl. Ind. Occid. 3: 1575. 1806.

= Huperzia acerosa (Sw.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 20(1): 70. 1985.

Range: —Antilles, Guatemala, Costa Rica, northern South America, southeastern Brazil, Andes south to Bolivia (LP) and northern Argentina; ca. 300–2600 m.

Ecology: —Rare; epiphytic or rupestral, lower montane forests; 2420 m.

Notes: — Phlegmariurus acerosus is a variable species, and its delimitation from P. filiformis and P. curvifolius (Kunze) B.Øllg. ( Nicaragua to Panama, Andes of Colombia to Peru) is not entirely clear.

Figures

FIGURE 8. A, Phlegmariurus acerosus, growth habit, A1, close-up of basal division, A2, close-up of terminal sporangiate division (Holdridge 1652, Ecuador US).—B, Phlegmariurus tenuis, growth habit, B1, close-up of basal division, B2, close-up of terminal sporangiate division (Spruce 5604, Ecuador, E)—C, Phlegmariurus tenuis, growth habit, C1, close-up of basal division, C2, close-up of terminal sporangiate division (Holm-Nielsen et al. 5342, Ecuador,AAU).—D, Phlegmariurus filiformis, growth habit, D1, basal division, D2, terminal sporangiate division, D3, close-up of terminal sporangiate division (Espinosa E-1490, Ecuador, GH).