Taxonomic results of the Bryotrop expedition to Zaire and Rwanda : 22., Orthotrichum
- Adistinct species easily recognized by the long exserted, narrow cylindric capsules. The peristome has 8 teeth and 8 segments which distinguishes this taxon from the closely related O. firmum. They both belong to the section Leiocarpa within the subgenus Phaneroporum. Species closely related to the two African taxa are common throughout the Southern Hemisphere. Orthotrichum arborescens is an epiphyte reported from Arundinaria alpina, giant Senecio and Philippia. It is an alpine species occuring between 2.500 and 4.000 m altitude. The geographic distribution is restricted to Central East Africa.
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| Author: | Jette Lewinsky |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-302625 |
| ISSN: | 0935-5626 |
| Parent Title (English): | Tropical bryology |
| Publisher: | D. Quandt, Univ. Bonn, Nees Inst. für Biodiversität d. Pflanzen |
| Place of publication: | Bonn |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 1993 |
| Year of first Publication: | 1993 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2013/07/15 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Page Number: | 2 |
| First Page: | 191 |
| Last Page: | 192 |
| Note: | The layout of the electronic version of this contribution differs from the layout of the original version published in the printed volume. |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 349017638 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte: | Tropical Bryology / Tropical Bryology, Volume 8 (1993) |
| : | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-301412 |
| Licence (German): |  Deutsches Urheberrecht |
