TY - JOUR A1 - Salazar Allen, Noris T1 - A preliminary treatment of the Central American species of Octoblepharum (Musci: Calymperaceae) T2 - Tropical bryology N2 - The species of Octoblepharum occurring in Central America have been critically examined. Six are recognized as valid species: O. albidum, O. cocuiense, O. cylindricum, O. erectifolium, O. pulvinatum and O. stramineum. Synonyms are given for these species: O. longifolium = O. albidum; O. mittenii, O. fragillimum, O. pellucidum and =O. pulvinatum var. angustifolium are synonyms of O. cocuiense; O. juruense and O. densum = O. pulvinatum and O. purpureo-brunneum = O. stramineum. All species are widely distributed in the area except for O. cylindricum and O. stramineum that are known only from Belize and Panama respectively. N2 - Las especies de Octoblepharum que se presentan en America Central han sido criticamente estudiadas. Se reconocen seis especies: O. albidum, O. cocuiense, O. cylindricum, O. erectifolium, O. pulvinatum y O. stramineum. Se dan los sinonimos para estas especies: O. longifolium = O. albidum; O. fragillimum, O. mittenii, O. pellucidum, O. perforatum y =.O. pulvinatum var. angustifolium son sinonimos de O. cocuiense; O. juruense y O. densum = O. pulvinatum y, O. purpureo-brunneum = O. stramineum. Todas las especies son de amplia distribucion en el area excepto O. cylindricum y O. stramineum que se conocen solo para Belize y Panama respectivamente. Y1 - 1991 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/30198 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-301985 SN - 0935-5626 N1 - The layout of the electronic version of this contribution differs from the layout of the original version published in the printed volume. IS - 4 SP - 85 EP - 97 PB - D. Quandt, Univ. Bonn, Nees Inst. für Biodiversität d. Pflanzen CY - Bonn ER -