Tropicos | Name - !Breutelia polygastrica (Müll. Hal.) Broth.

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!Breutelia polygastrica (Müll. Hal.) Broth.

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 10/27/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 9/12/2010)

EcoRegions: Puna, Yungas montane forest, Tucuman-Bolivian montane

Elevation: 2500-3000, 3000-3500, 3500-4000, 4000-4500, 4500-5000

Substrate: soil, rocks

Frequency: common

Notes (Last Modified On 9/12/2010)

general taxon notes:

Ecology. Possibly high Yungas montane or puna. Elevation. unknown. Distribution. Bolivia: La Paz. World range: endemic to the tropical Andes (Ecuador, Bolivia).

Illustration.

Breutelia reclinata is distinguished by deflexed leaves to 7 mm, orange colored, appressed (sheathing) leaf base, entire distal leaf limb, 3 pairs of sulcate pockets (short and lax cells) present at distal leaf base, weakly serrulate distal leaf limb, percurrent costa, weakly differentiated with 1-2 rows of basal marginal cells, setae to 25 mm, and capsules to 5 mm. Little is known about this species; the elevation in Ecuador is recorded between 2900-3000 m. Breutelia anomala R.S. Williams is a synonym.

Specimens. La Paz: Brooke 6911 (BM?; Griffin 1988: 363).