Campylopus arctocarpus (Hornsch.)

J. Florschutz-de Waard, H. R. Zielman & M. A. Bruggeman- Nannenga, 2011, Flora of the Guianas, Series C, fascicle 2., Kew: Kew Publishing, pp. 4-13 : 6

2. Campylopus arctocarpus (Hornsch.) Mitt., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 12: 87. 1 869. - Dicranum arctocarpus Hornsch. in Mart., Fl. Bras. l(2): 1 2. 1 840. Type: Uruguay, Montevideo, Sellow s.n. ( BM).

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

D i s t r i b u t i 0 n 3 Widespread in the Neotropics: Mexico, West Indies, C and (sub)tropical S America.

E C 0 1 0 g y: 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 \.