Heteroscyphus grandistipus ( Stephani 1890: 283 ) Schiffner (1910: 172)

Ah-Peng, Claudine, Bardat, Jacques, Pócs, Tamás, Söderström, Lars, Staménoff, Pierre & Strasberg, Dominique, 2012, Red List of liverworts and hornworts for Réunion (Mascarene archipelago), Phytotaxa 68 (1), pp. 1-23 : 13

24. Heteroscyphus grandistipus ( Stephani 1890: 283) Schiffner (1910: 172)

Family:— Geocalycaceae .

Distribution:— Réunion and Zimbabwe.

Habitat:— Corticolous in montane vegetation.

Threat:— Known from three localities in Réunion, of which one is highly threatened by land use for agricultural purposes.

IUCN threat category:— EN[B2ab(iii)]

Specimens:— Le Tampon, Plaine des Cafres, sentier GR-R2 vers le Piton des Neiges entre Piton Mare à Boue et Piton Tortue, 55°55 E 21°13S, corticolous at the base of Erica sp. 1700 m , 21.09.1997, Arts 33/94 and Arts 33/76; Sainte-Rose, Piton de Crac, enclos de la Fournaise, 1300 m, 14.02.1971, Onraedt 71.R.8510; Saint-Denis, Plaine d’Affouches, forêt de Cyathea , sur branches mortes, 01.07.1969, Hébrard J.P. 30/A.