Tropicos | Name - Cyrto-hypnum fuscatum (Besch.) P.C. Wu, Crosby & S. He

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Cyrto-hypnum fuscatum (Besch.) P.C. Wu, Crosby & S. He

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 3/30/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 5/5/2009)

General Reference:

Wu Peng-cheng, M. R. C. & S. He. 2002. Hookeriaceae–Thuidiaceae. 6. viii + 221 pages. In Moss Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, Beijing, New York & St. Louis.

Illustration & Map (Last Modified On 5/5/2009)

Illustrations:

Cyrto-hypnum fuscatum (Besch.) P.C. Wu, Crosby & S. He (Figs. 1–13.)

Map:

Distribution (Last Modified On 5/5/2009)

Distribution:

Habitat: on rotten logs, soil or tree trunks.

Distribution: China and India.

Specimens Examined (Last Modified On 5/5/2009)

Specimens Examined:

Chinese specimens examined: Yunnan: He-kou Co., W.-M. Zhu 41 (PE); Song-min Co., Koponen 37779 (H, NY), 37826 (H, MO); Xishuangbanna, P.-C. Wu 21901 (PE).

Notes (Last Modified On 5/5/2009)

general taxon notes:

This species is very close to C. minusculum (Mitt.) Buck & Crum, but is characterized by having short and acute paraphyllia, elongate stem leaf apices, narrow and sharp branch leaf apices, and erect or slightly arcuate capsules.