Phlegmariurus phylicifolius (Desv. ex Poir.) B.Øllg., Phytotaxa

Øllgaard, Benjamin, Kessler, Michael & Smith, Alan R., 2018, Prodromus of a fern flora for Bolivia. II. Lycopodiaceae, Phytotaxa 334 (3), pp. 255-294 : 283

Phlegmariurus phylicifolius (Desv. ex Poir.) B.Øllg., Phytotaxa 57: 17. 2012. ( Fig. 19A )

= Lycopodium phylicifolium Desv. ex Poir., Encycl., Suppl. 3: 546. 1813 [1814].

= Lycopodium nubigenum Herzog, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 27: 2. 1915.

= Huperzia phylicifolia (Desv. ex Poir.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 20: 75. 1985.

Range: — Costa Rica; Andes from Colombia south to Bolivia (CO, LP, SC, TA) and northern Argentina; Galápagos Islands.

Ecology: —Fairly common; epiphytic and on rocks in humid upper montane and elfin forests; 2100–3700 m.

Notes: — Phlegmariurus phylicifolius occurs in a wide range of epiphytic and rupestral habitats with highly variable exposure and humidity. It is closely related to P. subulatus and to P. biformis (Hook.) B.Øllg. and P. erythrocaulon (Fée) B.Øllg. , both from Brazil. Two extremes are shown in Øllgaard (1988: figs. 15B, 17A).

Figures

FIGURE 19. A, Phlegmariurus phylicifolius, growth habit, A1, close-up of basal division, A2, close-up of sporangiate division (Camp 4235A, Ecuador, AAU).—B, Phlegmariurus subulatus, growth habit, B1, close-up of basal division, B2, close-up of sporangiate division (Camp 5189, Ecuador, AAU).—C, Phlegmariurus taxifolius, growth habit, C1, close-up of basal division, C2, close-up of sporangiate division (Bonpland, s.n., Peru, P).