Selaginella bryophila M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.

Smith, Alan R. & Kessler, Michael, 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. III. Selaginellaceae, Phytotaxa 344 (3), pp. 248-258 : 251

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.344.3.5

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scientific name

Selaginella bryophila M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
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Selaginella bryophila M.Kessler & A.R.Sm. View in CoL , Edinburgh J. Bot. 63: 91, figs. 1, 4. 2006.

Range: — Endemic to Bolivia ( LP) ; known only from the type collection (Jiménez 825, LPB). Ecology: —Rare ; epiphytic among mosses in humid forest; 2150 m. Notes: —Differs from Selaginella cavifolia by its more broadly ovate, shorter, lateral leaves ca. 1.5 times longer than wide (vs. narrowly ovate, 2+ times longer than wide), relatively larger, more strongly acuminate dorsal sporophylls (vs. acute), and smaller megaspores 250–280 μm (vs. 300–360 μm) in diameter.

LP

Laboratory of Palaeontology

LPB

Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés

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