Campylopus arctocarpus (Hornsch.)Mitt.

J. Florschutz-de Waard, H. R. Zielman & M. A. Bruggeman- Nannenga, 2011, Flora of the Guianas, Series C, fascicle 2., Kew: Kew Publishing : 6

publication ID	CampylopusFloraGuianas
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3512906
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scientific name	Campylopus arctocarpus (Hornsch.)Mitt.
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2. Campylopus arctocarpus (Hornsch.)Mitt. View in CoL View at ENA , J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 12: 87. 1869.

- Dicranum arctocarpus Hornsch. in Mart., Fl. Bras. l(2): 12. 1840. Type: Uruguay, Montevideo, Sellow s.n. ( BM).

Description and synonymy see Musci I in Fl. Suriname 6: 73. 1964.

Distribution: Widespread in the Neotropics: Mexico, West Indies, C and (sub)tropical S America.

Ecology: Terrestrial or epiphytic on tree trunks; in the Guianas restricted to higher altitudes.

Note: This species is closely related to C. cubensis . The 2 species are not easy to separate because the differentiating characters are not consistent (see under C. cubensis \.