Phlegmariurus tenuis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) B.Øllg., Phytotaxa

Øllgaard, Benjamin, Kessler, Michael & Smith, Alan R., 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. II. Lycopodiaceae, Phytotaxa 334 (3), pp. 255-294 : 287

Phlegmariurus tenuis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) B.Øllg., Phytotaxa 57: 19. 2012. ( Fig. 8B )

= Lycopodium tenue Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. , ed. 4 [Willdenow], 5: 55. 1810.

= Huperzia tenuis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Trevis., Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 17: 248. 1874.

Range: — Costa Rica and Panama; Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia (CO, LP).

Ecology: —Rare; epiphytic in uppermost humid montane forests; 2000–3500 m.

Notes: —This is a high-elevation representative in the group of Phlegmariurus acerosus .

Figures

FIGURE 8. A, Phlegmariurus acerosus, growth habit, A1, close-up of basal division, A2, close-up of terminal sporangiate division (Holdridge 1652, Ecuador US).—B, Phlegmariurus tenuis, growth habit, B1, close-up of basal division, B2, close-up of terminal sporangiate division (Spruce 5604, Ecuador, E)—C, Phlegmariurus tenuis, growth habit, C1, close-up of basal division, C2, close-up of terminal sporangiate division (Holm-Nielsen et al. 5342, Ecuador,AAU).—D, Phlegmariurus filiformis, growth habit, D1, basal division, D2, terminal sporangiate division, D3, close-up of terminal sporangiate division (Espinosa E-1490, Ecuador, GH).