Sematophyllum subpinnatum
Bryologist 21: 28. 1918.
Selected by author to be illustrated
Basionym: Leskea subpinnata Bridel
Synonyms: Sematophyllum caespitosum (Swartz) Mitten
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Plants small to medium-sized, green or yellowish, dull. Stems 0.3–0.6 cm, branches reclining. Leaves homomallous, ovate to oblong-lanceolate, tapering abruptly to apex, 0.5–1.1 mm; margins reflexed; apex short-acuminate; alar cells somewhat enlarged, not inflated, light brown, in 1 row, supra-alar cells in several rows, quadrate; laminal cells rhomboidal to elliptic. Specialized asexual reproduction absent. Seta 0.5–1 cm. Capsule suberect, 1–1.5 mm.
Phenology: Capsules mature winter.
Habitat: Logs, bark of trees, humid forests, soil
Elevation: low elevations
Distribution
Fla., La., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, e Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands (Hawaii), Australia.
Discussion
Sematophyllum subpinnatum sometimes persists briefly in greenhouses.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.