Lycopodium clavatum ­­­ ssp. ­­­ contiguum (Klotzsch) B. Øllgaard (1988: 126) (Klotzsch)

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Lycopodium clavatum ­­­ ssp. ­­­ contiguum (Klotzsch) B. Øllgaard (1988: 126) . Fig. 21B

Lycopodium contiguum Klotzsch (1844: 519) . Type:— ECUADOR: Páramo de Tiopullo [between Cotopaxi and Iliniza], Hartweg 1474 (B, BM, GL, K, NY, P, lectotype collection, designated by Øllgaard (1988: 126).

Lycopodium vestitum Poiret var. herbaceum Spring (1849: 45) .— Lycopodium herbaceum (Spring) Hieron. (1905: 575) . Type :— COLOMBIA: Sierra Nevada, Moritz s. n. (B holotype; LG isotype).

Lycopodium clavatum L. var. pseudo-contiguum Christ (1901: 55) . Type:— COSTA RICA: Cerro de las Vueltas, 3000 m, versant W du massif de Buena Vista, Pittier 10467 ( BR, M, P) .

Lycopodium mayoris Rosenstock (1914: 56) . Type:— COLOMBIA: Andes orientales, Páramo de Cruz Verde , supra urbem Bogotá, ca. 2900 m, Mayor 17 (S).

­­­ Distribution:— Costa Rica, Panamá, Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia.

Habitats:—Clearings and exposed habitats in uppermost montane forest, and in grass páramo, frequent in culturally influenced páramo, 2500–3474 m elev.

­­­ Specimens­­­studied:—Bocas­­­del­­­ Toro: Between Itamut and Bine peaks, Fábrega Massif , 3200 m, Gómez et al. 22551 ( AAU, MO). Near Camp Cerro Itamut, 3230 m, Luque et al. 630 ( PMA) . Cerro Fábrega and ridge to the North , 14 km NE of Estación Pittier, 3300 m, Monro & Knapp 5157 ( MO, PMA). Cerro Fábrega, summit, 3300 m, Luque et al. 616 ( PMA) . Cord. Talamanca , Along NW ridge of the massif, 3150–3200 m, Davidse et al. 25335 ( AAU) . Cord. Talamanca , Along NW ridge of the massif, 3000–3150 m, Davidse et al. 25370 ( AAU) . Parque Nacional La Amistad, Cerro Itamut. 3200 m, Klitgaard et al. 747 ( AAU) . Cord. Talamanca, Cerro Echandí , on the Costa Rica / Panamá border, 3050–3160 m, Davidse et al. 23838, 23904 ( AAU) . Chiriquí: 18 km from Boquete, Folsom et al. 2269 ( MO, PMA). Road up E slope of Volcán Barú , near summit, 3350 m, Hammel 2789 ( MO) . Volcán Barú, near summit, Hammel et al. 5646 ( MO) . Crater of Volcán Barú , ca. 3440 m, Ortega & Bastille s.n. ( PMA) . Cima del Volcán Barú , 3400 m, Miranda s.n. ( PMA) . Volcán Barú , slopes of crater, 3474 m, Béliz & Correa 357 ( PMA) . Sendero El Salto del Parque Nacional Volcán Barú , 3050 m, Ríos 222 ( PMA) . Parque Nacional Volcán Barú , camino detrás de la cruz en la cima del volcán, 3475 m, Rodriguez-Quiel et al. 529 ( PMA) . Ridge above Alto Pineda , 2740–3170 m, Hammel et al. 7111 ( MO) . Banks on barren SW face, Summit and SW face of Cerro Copete , 2743 m, Allen 4889 ( US). Volcán de Chiriquí , Loma Larga to summit, 2500–3380 m, Woodson et al. 1084 ( NY, US). Near El Potrero Camp, Chiriquí Volcano, 2890 m, Maxon 5325 ( US). Summit of Chiriquí Volcano , 3600 m, Killip & Watson 5433C ( US).