Difference between revisions of "Neomacounia nitida"
Bryologist 77: 457. 1974.
EndemicSelected by author to be illustrated
Basionym: Forsstroemia nitida Lindberg Öfvers. Finska Vetensk.-Soc. Förh. 12(2): 73. 1869
Synonyms: Leptodon nitidus (Lindberg) Sullivant
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 611.
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Plants 6 cm. Stems with flagelliform branches absent; pseudoparaphyllia absent or few. Stem and branch leaves 0.6–1.9 × 0.4–1 mm; alar cells quadrate to oblong; distal medial laminal cells irregularly long-rhomboidal, 23–42 × 5–9 µm; apical cells irregularly rhomboidal, walls pitted. Perichaetial inner leaves with base sheathing, margins entire, apex acute, costa single. Capsule erect. Calyptra smooth. Spores globose, ovoid, or ellipsoid.
Habitat: Trunks of Ulmus
Elevation: moderate elevations
Discussion
Neomacounia nitida was collected originally from trunks of elm trees; the species is listed as endangered and may be extinct.
of conservation concern
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.