Erpodium domingense

(Sprengel) Müller Hal.

Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 1: 774. 1843,.

Basionym: Anoectangium domingense Sprengel Neue Entd. 3: 3. 1822
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 472. Mentioned on page 471, 473.

Plants dull green, often somewhat yellowish or brownish, irregularly branched, in dense mats. Leaves loosely appressed when dry, spreading and ± complanate when wet, asymmetric, ovate to elliptic, rounded to obtuse, 0.5–0.9 mm; laminal cells pluripapillose, rounded-hexagonal, 14–19 µm, oblate-hexagonal in several rows at margins proximally. Perichaetial leaves not enlarged, ovate, obtuse to acute, sheathing. Seta to 0.5 mm, somewhat curved. Capsule shortly exserted, oblong-cylindric, to 1 mm, stomatose; annulus and peristome absent; operculum obliquely rostrate. Calyptra 0.5 mm, smooth to ± papillose, ± plicate, plicae smooth. Spores 26–32 µm, finely papillose.


Habitat: Dry areas on bark of trees, shrubs and exposed roots, rotting wood, rocks
Elevation: low elevations

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico, West Indies (Cuba), West Indies (Dominican Republic), West Indies (Haiti), West Indies (Jamaica), West Indies (Puerto Rico), West Indies (St. Thomas), Central America (Panama), Pacific Islands (Galápagos Islands)

Discussion

Erpodium domingense is found in Cameron and Hidalgo counties.

Erpodium domingense might be confused with Solmsiella biseriata. Both species have pluripapillose laminal cells. The leaves of E. domingense, however, are arranged in several rows and are more or less monomorphic, whereas the leaves of S. biseriata are arranged in four rows and are distinctly dimorphic. Erpodium cubense E. G. Britton, endemic to Cuba, is similar to E. domingense but has much smaller laminal cells (9–11 µm), emergent capsules, and smaller spores (18–20 µm).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Ronald A. Pursell +  and Bruce H. Allen +
(Sprengel) Müller Hal. +
Anoectangium domingense +
smooth;more or less papillose +
lobed +  and mitrate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
pale-yellow +  and yellowbrown +
oblong-cylindric +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
rhombic;hexagonal +
papillose;smooth;more or less papillose +
cucullate +, lobed +  and mitrate +
Tex. +, Mexico +, West Indies (Cuba) +, West Indies (Dominican Republic) +, West Indies (Haiti) +, West Indies (Jamaica) +, West Indies (Puerto Rico) +, West Indies (St. Thomas) +, Central America (Panama) +  and Pacific Islands (Galápagos Islands) +
low elevations +
oblong;oblong-hexagonal +
Dry areas on bark of trees, shrubs and exposed roots, rotting wood, rocks +
monomorphic +
ovate +  and elliptic rounded +
enlarged +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br />) +
obtuse +  and acute +
serrulate +  and serrate +
autoicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
acute +  and ovate +
Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) +
papillose +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
superficial +
Erpodium domingense +
Erpodium +
species +
papillose +
lanceolate +
brownish;yellowish;green +