Heterophyllium

(Schimper) Kindberg

Canad. Rec. Sci. 6: 72. 1894.

Etymology: Greek heteros, different, and phyllon, leaf, alluding to somewhat different stem and branch leaves
Basionym: Hypnum subg. Heterophyllium Schimper Syn. Musc. Eur., 629. 1860
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 579. Mentioned on page 520, 571, 645.
 TaxonIllustrator 
SemaHeterophylliumAffine.jpegHeterophyllium affinePatricia M. Eckel

Plants medium-sized to large, yellow-green to red bronze, strongly or weakly glossy. Stems 2–6 cm, somewhat to weakly complanate-foliate, subpinnate to irregularly branched. Leaves erect-spreading, ovate to lanceolate; margins toothed distally; apex long-acuminate; costa double or obscure; alar cells quadrate or rectangular, enlarged, pigmented, walls thick, region differentiated in several rows, middle lamella apparent, supra-alar cells differentiated; laminal cells elongate, flexuose, smooth. Sexual condition autoicous or dioicous. Seta 2–4 cm. Capsule inclined to suberect, cylindric; exothecial cell-walls not collenchymatous; operculum conic.

Distribution

se United States, Mexico, Central America, Eurasia, Pacific Islands

Discussion

Species 1.

Selected References

None.

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long-acuminate +
Wilfred B. Schofield† +
(Schimper) Kindberg +
Hypnum subg. Heterophyllium +
cucullate +
inclined +  and suberect +
cylindric +
specialized +
autoicous +, dioicous +, synoicous +  and sexual +
rectangular +  and quadrate +
enlarged +
differentiated +
se United States +, Mexico +, Central America +, Eurasia +  and Pacific Islands +
Greek heteros, different, and phyllon, leaf, alluding to somewhat different stem and branch leaves +
papillose +  and smooth +
dioicous +, autoicous +  and sexual +
erect-spreading +
ovate;lanceolate +
small;large +
Canad. Rec. Sci. +
differentiated +
light-brown +, red +  and reddish-brown +
elongate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
falcate-secund +
widespreading +  and erect-spreading +
tapering;lanceolate;broadly ovate +
subpinnate +  and irregularly branched +
redbrown +  and reddish green +
arching +, erect +, sometimes +  and reclining +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +  and 6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
Heterophyllium +
Sematophyllaceae +
yellow-green;red bronze +
medium-sized +  and large +