Syntrichia Bogotensis (Bryopsida, Pottiaceae) New for Macaronesia

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Syntrichia Bogotensis (Bryopsida, Pottiaceae) New for Macaronesia The Bryologist 108(2), pp. 219 223 Copyright q 2005 by the American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Inc. Syntrichia bogotensis (Bryopsida, Pottiaceae) New for Macaronesia M. TERESA GALLEGO AND MARIÂA J. CANO Departamento de BiologõÂa Vegetal (BotaÂnica), Facultad de BiologõÂa, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain; e-mail: [email protected] CECILIA SE RGIO Museu e Jardim BotaÃnico, Rua da Escola PoliteÂcnica, 58, 1250-102, Lisboa, Portugal; e-mail: [email protected] Abstract. The neotropical moss Syntrichia bogotensis (Hampe) R. H. Zander is reported for the ®rst time for Macaronesia on the basis of six collections from Madeira Island (Portugal). This species has previously been known only from tropical America. The principal distinctive char- acters that separate it from the two nearest species, S. andicola and S. norvegica, are discussed. The species is illustrated, its distribution is mapped, and its name lectotypi®ed. A key to the Madeiran taxa of Syntrichia is provided. Keywords. Bryophyte, distribution, Madeira, Pottiaceae, Syntrichia bogotensis. In the course of a study of Syntrichia specimens 2,900 m, in nemorib., Aug. 1863'' A. Lindig s.n. [BM!, lectotype (designated here); BM! and PC!, isolectotypes]. from Portugal deposited in MADJ, we observed that Tortula bogotensis (Hampe) Mitt., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. some of the samples, identi®ed as Tortula princeps 12: 171. 1869. De Not., Tortula norvegica (F. Weber) Lindb., Tor- tula sp., and Barbula aciphylla Bruch & Schimp. This species is characterized by orange to red- from Madeira, were not attributable to any previ- dish or red-brown hair points, that are occasionally ously known Syntrichia for the area. Also, the same sharply toothed at their bases; plane leaf margins species was found in two samples that had been (Figs. 2A,C) that are only sometimes slightly re- identi®ed as Tortula subulata Hedw. deposited in curved near the middle of the leaf; a transverse sec- S. After studying syntypes deposited in BM and PC tion of the costa with 1±3(4) rows of stereids and we concluded that the specimens from Madeira the absence of hydroids; upper and middle laminal were Syntrichia bogotensis (Hampe) R. H. Zander. cells 12±26 mm wide (Fig. 2E) with (4)6±18(20) Syntrichia bogotensis is a neotropical species to bifurcating non-pedicellate papillae per cell that are date only known from Mexico, Central America 2.5 mm high; and a peristome basal membrane with (Guatemala), and western South America (Bolivia, 1±2(4) cell rows and 50±95 mm in height. Detailed Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela) (Allen descriptions of S. bogotensis, with illustrations, are 2002; Churchill et al. 2000; Churchill & Linares given by Mishler (1994) and Allen (2002). The 1995; Delgadillo et al. 1995; Mishler 1994). The Madeiran specimens have no sporophytes, but world distribution of the species based upon current show all the gametophytic characters of the Amer- literature reports and new records is given in Figure ican specimens. 1. The citation from Venezuela was not included in Two of the four specimens from MADJ were col- the general distribution map of Syntrichia bogoten- lected on trees (Tilia sp.) at 600±1,300 m, and two sis because we were not able to ®nd the locality on were collected at about 1,800 m, probably on soil, which this record is based. Since Madeiran climatic although the labels of the specimens do not de- conditions support the growth of warm-temperate scribe their substrate. On the label of B72688 from and tropical taxa, this disjunct distribution between S, neither the ecology nor the elevation is men- Neotropical and Macaronesian ¯oras is not surpris- tioned. The other sample from S (B72687) was an ing. In addition, only in the Macaronesian Islands epiphyte on Ocotea foetens (Aiton) Baill. All spec- does subtropical vegetation appears at this latitude, imens of Syntrichia bogotensis found in Madeira linking tropical Africa with Europe (Frahm 1995). grow at lower elevations than those from tropical America where, according to Delgadillo et al. SYNTRICHIA BOGOTENSIS (Hampe) R. H. Zander, (1995) and Churchill et al. (2000), localities can Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 32: 267. 1993. reach more than 4,000 m. Other bryophytes, such Barbula bogotensis Hampe, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., seÂr. 5. as Plagiochila papillifolia Steph. (that has a neo- 3: 349. 1865. TYPE: [COLOMBIA] ``Bogota, Guadalupe, tropical distribution and was recently reported for 0007-2745/05/$0.65/0 220 THE BRYOLOGIST [VOL. 108 FIGURE 1. World distribution map of Syntrichia bogotensis based on literature reports and new records. Macaronesian Islands) also appear at lower eleva- caronesia (only in Madeira), North and South Af- tions than in tropical America (Heinrichs et al. rica, and North (DuÈll 1984) and Central America 2002) because the highest elevation on Madeira Is- (DuÈll 1992; Mishler 1994), but not in neotropical land is 1,861 m. areas (Churchill et al. 2000; Delgadillo et al. 1995). Some of the morphological characters shown by It is relatively common in the Mediterranean region Syntrichia bogotensis, such as the size and papil- (Gallego 2002), where it grows at high elevations losity of the upper and middle laminal cells and the (1,800±3,500 m). color and ornamentation of the hair-point are also Syntrichia bogotensis is closely related to S. an- found in S. andicola (Mont.) Ochyra and S. norv- dicola, a tropical alpine species widely distributed egica F. Weber. These three species also share an in the Neotropics from Mexico to Argentina, thata obvious and particular character within the genus, occurs on soil at higher elevations (above 3,000 m). which sets apart this group of taxa from the rest of The sporophytes of both species are similar, but the the species of Syntrichia (Gallego 2002; Mishler gametophytes basically differ in the curvature of 1994)Ðnamely the costa structure on the upper the leaf margins and ornamentation of the leaf third of the leaf, where the dorsal stereids disappear. apexÐS. andicola has strongly revolute margins The transverse section of the costa is composed of from the leaf base to the upper third and a usually the following: ventral epidermis, guide cells, and dentate apex. According to Mishler (1994), there is leaf cells similar to those of the lamina (Fig. 2B). a geographical and ecological differentiation be- On the other hand, in the middle and lower part of tween S. bogotensis and S. andicola, since the for- the leaf, the costa is composed of ventral epidermis, mer grows on wood at lower elevations (1,800± guide cells, and dorsal stereids (Fig. 2D). 3,000 m). The main differences between Syntrichia Syntrichia norvegica has longer hair-points that bogotensis, S. andicola, and S. norvegica are shown are not toothed at the base, leaf margins recurved in Table 1. from the base to upper third of the leaf (Fig. 2F), Other Syntrichia taxa that have been recorded and a higher peristome membrane than S. bogoten- from Madeira are: S. calcicola J. J. Amann, S. fra- sis. This former species is a terricolous and saxic- gilis (Taylor) Ochyra, S. laevipila Brid., Syntrichia olous taxon which appears in Europe, Asia, Ma- montana Nees, S. norvegica, S. ruralis (Hedw.) F. 2005] GALLEGO ET AL.: SYNTRICHIA BOGOTENSIS 221 FIGURE 2. Syntrichia bogotensis and S. norvegica. A±E. S. bogotensis (from S B72688). Ð A. Upper third of leaf. Ð B. Transverse section of costa in upper third of leaf. Ð C. Upper and middle leaf. Ð D. Transverse section of costa at mid-leaf. Ð E. middle laminal cells. Ð F. S. norvegica (from MUB 8345). Leaf. Scale bars: A 5 200 mm; B, D 5 50 mm; C, F 5 500 mm; E 5 20 mm. Weber & D. Mohr var. ruralis, S. ruralis var. rur- Specimens examined.ÐSyntrichia bogotensis: POR- aliformis (Besch.) Delogne, and S. princeps (De TUGAL. MADEIRA. Pico Ruivo, sope ladeando a Fonte ou nascente que abastece a casa do Pico Ruivo, NoÂbrega, Not.) Mitt. Syntrichia calcicola and S. montana 11.07.1984 (MADJ 5663); Ribeira do PocËo, Serra da A gua, were reported by DuÈll (1992) and Smith (1978), NoÂbrega & Paulo, 6.11.1985 (MADJ 5058); Guada do Pico respectively, from Madeira. The report of S. calci- Ruivo, NoÂbrega, 13.03.1990 (MADJ 6489); Margen direita cola has not been con®rmed and the record of S. da Ribeira Seca do Faial, 1,300 m, NoÂbrega, 23.10.1990 (MADJ 6704); Sao Jorge, Cova do Sino, NoÂbrega, montana has been disregarded by Smith (2004) 22.08.1945 (S B72688); NoÂbrega 45 (S B72687). Syntri- himself. chia fragilis: PORTUGAL. MADEIRA. S. Vicente, Ribeira 222 THE BRYOLOGIST [VOL. 108 TABLE 1. Diagnostic characters and habitat of Syntricia norvegica, S. bogotensis, and S. andicola. Taxon Leaf margins Leaf apex Peristome membrane Habitat S. novegica Recurved ½ to Usually without 8±10(12) cell rows; Mainly on soil and rocks. At ¾ of the leaf teeth 250±350 mm length medium to high elevations length, rare- (1,800±3,500 m) ly plane S. bogotensis Plane Occasionally with 1±2(4) cell rows; 50±95 Mainly on trees. At medium teeth mm length to high elevations (600± 4,250 m) S. andicola Recurved to ¾ Usually with teeth 1±2(3) cell rows; 50±70 Mainly on soil. At high eleva- of the leaf mm length tions (2,700±4,900 m) length da Passo, NoÂbrega 1677 (LISU 149223). Syntrichia laevi- cells forming clearly differentiated hyaline area up pila:MADEIRA. Serra de A gua, valley of the Ribeira Brava, to 27±45% of leaf length ------------------------------------------- 6 Arts 15936 (LISU 181467); Machico, im Garten des CafeÂs 6. Leaf apex not hyaline, generally rounded, not von Machico, Schwab 255 (LISU 162381); Agua do Vento, tapering into hair point ---------------------------------- Ribeira de Ponta do Sol, NoÂbrega, 5.04.1988 (MADJ 6174); ------------------------------------------------ S.
Recommended publications
  • Syntrichia Boliviana (Pottiaceae, Bryophyta), a New Species from the Tropical Andes
    Systematic Botany (2009), 34(2): pp. 245–251 © Copyright 2009 by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists Syntrichia boliviana (Pottiaceae, Bryophyta), a New Species from the Tropical Andes M. Teresa Gallego 1 and María J. Cano Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100-Murcia, Spain 1 Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) Communicating Editor: Lena Struwe Abstract— A moss from the puna of Urmiri, Department of La Paz in Bolivia, is described and illustrated as the new species Syntrichia boliv- iana . This species is characterized by its keeled and lanceolate leaves with bistratose to tristratose laminae, plane or weakly recurved bordered margins, acute apex, dorsal surface costal cells in the upper third like those of the lamina, and costa ending a few cells below the apex, sporophytes with a short seta, and a peristome membrane hardly projecting above the urn. Detailed light and scanning electron microscope photographs of the main characters are presented. The principal characters that separate this from similar species are briefly discussed. Syntrichia napoana , previously only known from Ecuador, is reported from Bolivia. A key to the species of Syntrichia in Bolivia is provided. Keywords— Bolivia , Bryophyta , Pottiaceae , Syntrichia , taxonomy. The Pottiaceae are the largest family of mosses in the 1994 , 2007 ; He 1998 ; Li et al. 2001 ; Allen 2002 ; Gallego 2005 ), Neotropics and characteristic of harsh environments. In terms the unusual combination of characters left no doubt that this of species diversity, Syntrichia Brid., is the most species-rich specimen could not be accommodated into any known species genus of this family ( Gradstein et al.
    [Show full text]
  • Twisted Oak Moss (Syntrichia Laevipila)
    COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Twisted Oak Moss Syntrichia laevipila in Canada SPECIAL CONCERN 2004 COSEWIC COSEPAC COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF COMITÉ SUR LA SITUATION ENDANGERED WILDLIFE DES ESPÈCES EN PÉRIL IN CANADA AU CANADA COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows: COSEWIC 2004. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the twisted oak moss Syntrichia laevipila in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 21 pp. (www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status/status_e.cfm). Production note: COSEWIC acknowledges Terry T. McIntosh for writing the status report on the twisted oak moss Syntrichia laevipila in Canada. The report was overseen and edited by René Belland, COSEWIC Co-chair (Mosses and Lichens) Plants and Lichens Species Specialist Subcommittee. For additional copies contact: COSEWIC Secretariat c/o Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Tel.: (819) 997-4991 / (819) 953-3215 Fax: (819) 994-3684 E-mail: COSEWIC/[email protected] http://www.cosewic.gc.ca Ếgalement disponible en français sous le titre Ếvaluation et Rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur le tortule à poils lisses (Syntrichia laevipila) au Canada. Cover illustration: Twisted oak moss — photo by W. Miles (2002). Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2004 Catalogue No. CW69-14/402-2004E-PDF ISBN 0-662-37379-0 HTML: CW69-14/402-2004E-HTML 0-662-37380-4 Recycled paper COSEWIC Assessment Summary Assessment Summary – May 2004 Common name Twisted oak moss Scientific name Syntrichia laevipila Status Special Concern Reason for designation This moss is a small species that occurs from British Columbia and Washington southward to California.
    [Show full text]
  • Liverworts, Mosses and Hornworts of Afghanistan - Our Present Knowledge
    ISSN 2336-3193 Acta Mus. Siles. Sci. Natur., 68: 11-24, 2019 DOI: 10.2478/cszma-2019-0002 Published: online 1 July 2019, print July 2019 Liverworts, mosses and hornworts of Afghanistan - our present knowledge Harald Kürschner & Wolfgang Frey Liverworts, mosses and hornworts of Afghanistan ‒ our present knowledge. – Acta Mus. Siles. Sci. Natur., 68: 11-24, 2019. Abstract: A new bryophyte checklist for Afghanistan is presented, including all published records since the beginning of collection activities in 1839 ‒1840 by W. Griffith till present. Considering several unidentified collections in various herbaria, 23 new records for Afghanistan together with the collection data can be added to the flora. Beside a new genus, Asterella , the new records include Amblystegium serpens var. serpens, Brachythecium erythrorrhizon, Bryum dichotomum, B. elwendicum, B. pallens, B. weigelii, Dichodontium palustre, Didymodon luridus, D. tectorum, Distichium inclinatum, Entosthodon muhlenbergii, Hygroamblystegium fluviatile subsp. fluviatile, Oncophorus virens, Orthotrichum rupestre var. sturmii, Pogonatum urnigerum, Pseudocrossidium revolutum, Pterygoneurum ovatum, Schistidium rivulare, Syntrichia handelii, Tortella inflexa, T. tortuosa, and Tortula muralis subsp. obtusifolia . Therewith the number of species increase to 24 liverworts, 246 mosses and one hornwort. In addition, a historical overview of the country's exploration and a full biogeography of Afghan bryophytes is given. Key words: Bryophytes, checklist, flora, phytodiversity. Introduction Recording, documentation, identification and classification of organisms is a primary tool and essential step in plant sciences and ecology to obtain detailed knowledge on the flora of a country. In many countries, such as Afghanistan, however, our knowledge on plant diversity, function, interactions of species and number of species in ecosystems is very limited and far from being complete.
    [Show full text]
  • Volume 1, Chapter 7-6: Water Relations: Rehydration and Repair
    Glime, J. M. 2017. Water Relations: Rehydration and Repair. Chapt. 7-6. In: Glime, J. M. Bryophyte Ecology. Volume 1. 7-6-1 Physiological Ecology. Ebook sponsored by Michigan Technological University and the International Association of Bryologists. Last updated 17 July 2020 and available at <http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/bryophyte-ecology/>. CHAPTER 7-6 WATER RELATIONS: REHYDRATION AND REPAIR TABLE OF CONTENTS Uniqueness of Bryophytes .................................................................................................................................. 7-6-2 Duration survival ................................................................................................................................................. 7-6-4 Resumption of Activity ....................................................................................................................................... 7-6-4 Leakage and Membrane Repair ................................................................................................................. 7-6-10 Protein Degradation and Ubiquitin ............................................................................................................ 7-6-12 Respiration ................................................................................................................................................. 7-6-12 Reactive Oxygen Species ........................................................................................................................... 7-6-12 Photosynthesis ...........................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Picobryum, a New Genus of Pottiaceae
    Picobryum, a new genus of Pottiaceae (Bryophyta) from South Africa, and an erratum for Acaulonopsis Richard H Zander1, Terry A Hedderson2 1Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis, MO, USA, 2Department of Botany, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa A new genus, Picobryum (Pottiaceae, Bryophyta), including one new species, Picobryum atomicum,is described from the western Cape Province of South Africa. The new taxon is somewhat similar to Syntrichia gametophytically but differs in the trait combination: stem very short, central strand absent; leaves strongly reflexed to squarrose when moist, usually folded longitudinally on one side, bases sheathing, margins plane throughout, irregularly and weakly bordered in 1(–2) rows with somewhat thick-walled, less papillose cells; papillae large, simple to bifid, 1–2 per lumen; paroicous; seta essentially absent; capsule cleistocarpic, globose, and short-apiculate; calyptra mitrate. Locality data for the type of Acaulonopsis fynbosensis R.H.Zander & Hedd. are corrected in an erratum. Keywords: Allometry, Conservation, Fynbos, Picobryum atomicum, Pottiaceae, South Africa, Syntrichia The Cape Floristic Region of South Africa continues elongatas et parietibus crassis praeditas gradatim to reveal evolutionary novelties among the mosses, transientes; paroicae; seta nulla; capsula cleistocarpica particularly in the family Pottiaceae. Another taxon globosa brevi-apiculata; calyptra mitriformis. distinct at the genus level was discovered among Plants very small, gregarious, light-green and com- bryophyte
    [Show full text]
  • TAS3 Mir390-Dependent Loci in Non-Vascular Land Plants: Towards a Comprehensive Reconstruction of the Gene Evolutionary History
    TAS3 miR390-dependent loci in non-vascular land plants: towards a comprehensive reconstruction of the gene evolutionary history Sergey Y. Morozov1, Irina A. Milyutina1, Tatiana N. Erokhina2, Liudmila V. Ozerova3, Alexey V. Troitsky1 and Andrey G. Solovyev1,4 1 Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia 2 Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia 3 Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia 4 Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia ABSTRACT Trans-acting small interfering RNAs (ta-siRNAs) are transcribed from protein non- coding genomic TAS loci and belong to a plant-specific class of endogenous small RNAs. These siRNAs have been found to regulate gene expression in most taxa including seed plants, gymnosperms, ferns and mosses. In this study, bioinformatic and experimental PCR-based approaches were used as tools to analyze TAS3 and TAS6 loci in transcriptomes and genomic DNAs from representatives of evolutionary distant non-vascular plant taxa such as Bryophyta, Marchantiophyta and Anthocero- tophyta. We revealed previously undiscovered TAS3 loci in plant classes Sphagnopsida and Anthocerotopsida, as well as TAS6 loci in Bryophyta classes Tetraphidiopsida, Polytrichopsida, Andreaeopsida and Takakiopsida. These data further unveil the evolutionary pathway of the miR390-dependent TAS3 loci in land plants. We also identified charophyte alga sequences coding for SUPPRESSOR OF GENE SILENCING 3 (SGS3), which is required for generation of ta-siRNAs in plants, and hypothesized that the appearance of TAS3-related sequences could take place at a very early step in Submitted 19 February 2018 evolutionary transition from charophyte algae to an earliest common ancestor of land Accepted 28 March 2018 plants.
    [Show full text]
  • Syntrichia Laevipila
    Syntrichia laevipila English name twisted oak moss Scientific name Syntrichia laevipila Family Pottiaceae Other scientific names Tortula laevipila According to Gallego et al. (2004), the following are also synonyms: Syntrichia pagorum, Tortula pagorum, Barbula laevipila var. meridionalis, Barbula pagorum, Tortula laevipila var. meridionalis, Tortula laevipila var. notarisii, Tortula laevipila var. wachteri Risk status BC: imperilled/vulnerable (S2/S3); blue-listed Canada: not yet assessed (NNR); COSEWIC: special concern (2004) Global: apparently secure (G3G5) Elsewhere: Washington, Oregon, California – reported (SNR) Range/known distribution The global range of twisted oak moss is difficult to determine because of taxonomic uncertainty, in particular with the closely related species, Syntrichia pagorum. In North America, the range of twisted oak moss in the strict sense extends from southwestern British Columbia south to California. If S. pagorum is included in the same complex, the range includes much of southern and eastern United States. Globally, the species is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Records of the species in Mexico, New Zealand and Australia may be due to misiden- tification. Within British Columbia, the species is known from just north of Nanaimo to Victoria on southeastern Vancouver Island and on 2 of the Gulf Islands. There are 24 confirmed localities and 3 locations that could not be confirmed. Distribution of Syntrichia laevipila l recently confirmed sites l unconfirmed sites Species at Risk in Garry Oak and Associated Ecosystems in British Columbia Syntrichia laevipila Field description Although two varieties (var. laevipila and var. meridionalis) were formerly recognized, the differences are now thought to be variations caused by microhabitat differences and, possibly, herbivory.
    [Show full text]
  • Molecular Phylogenetics of Mosses and Relatives
    MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS OF MOSSES AND RELATIVES! by! Ying Chang! ! ! A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF ! DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY! in! The Faculty of Graduate Studies! (Botany)! ! ! THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA! (Vancouver)! July 2011! © Ying Chang, 2011 ! ABSTRACT! Substantial ambiguities still remain concerning the broad backbone of moss phylogeny. I surveyed 17 slowly evolving plastid genes from representative taxa to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships among the major lineages of mosses in the overall context of land-plant phylogeny. I first designed 78 bryophyte-specific primers and demonstrated that they permit straightforward amplification and sequencing of 14 core genes across a broad range of bryophytes (three of the 17 genes required more effort). In combination, these genes can generate sturdy and well- resolved phylogenetic inferences of higher-order moss phylogeny, with little evidence of conflict among different data partitions or analyses. Liverworts are strongly supported as the sister group of the remaining land plants, and hornworts as sister to vascular plants. Within mosses, besides confirming some previously published findings based on other markers, my results substantially improve support for major branching patterns that were ambiguous before. The monogeneric classes Takakiopsida and Sphagnopsida likely represent the first and second split within moss phylogeny, respectively. However, this result is shown to be sensitive to the strategy used to estimate DNA substitution model parameter values and to different data partitioning methods. Regarding the placement of remaining nonperistomate lineages, the [[[Andreaeobryopsida, Andreaeopsida], Oedipodiopsida], peristomate mosses] arrangement receives moderate to strong support. Among peristomate mosses, relationships among Polytrichopsida, Tetraphidopsida and Bryopsida remain unclear, as do the earliest splits within sublcass Bryidae.
    [Show full text]
  • Volume 1, Chapter 4-2: Adaptive Strategies: Phenology, It's All in the Timing
    Glime, J. M. 2017. Adaptive Strategies: Phenology, It's All in the Timing. Chapt. 4-2. In: Glime, J. M. Bryophyte Ecology. Volume 1. 4-2-1 Physiological Ecology. Ebook sponsored by Michigan Technological University and the International Association of Bryologists. Last updated 3 June 2020 and available at <http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/bryophyte-ecology/>. CHAPTER 4-2 ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES: PHENOLOGY, IT'S ALL IN THE TIMING TABLE OF CONTENTS Timing the Stages – Environmental Cues ...................................................................................................... 4-2-2 Patterns ........................................................................................................................................................ 4-2-2 Growth ......................................................................................................................................................... 4-2-3 Asexual Reproduction .................................................................................................................................. 4-2-7 Gametangia .................................................................................................................................................. 4-2-8 Protandry and Protogyny...................................................................................................................... 4-2-10 Sporophyte Maturation ............................................................................................................................... 4-2-11 Energy
    [Show full text]
  • Special Issue: Bryophytes California Native Plant Society Fremontia Membership Vol
    $8.00 (Free to Members) Vol. 31, No. 3 July 2003 FREMONTIA A JOURNAL OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY IN THIS ISSUE: A CONVERSATION ABOUT MOSSES, LIVERWORTS, AND HORNWORTS by Dan Norris 5 MOSS GEOGRAPHY AND FLORISTICS IN CALIFORNIA by James R. Shevock 12 THE ROLE OF THE AMATEUR IN BRYOLOGY: TALES OF AN AMATEUR BRYOLOGIST by Kenneth Kellman 21 MOSSES IN THE DESERT? by Lloyd R. Stark 26 THE BIOLOGY OF BRYOPHYTES, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WATER by Brent D. Mishler 34 VOLUME 31:3, JULY 2003 FREMONTIA 1 SPECIAL ISSUE: BRYOPHYTES CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY FREMONTIA www.cnps.org MEMBERSHIP VOL. 31, NO. 3, JULY 2003 Dues include subscriptions to Fremontia and the Bulletin. Copyright © 2003 Mariposa Lily . $1,000 Supporting . $75 California Native Plant Society Benefactor . $500 Family, Group, International . $45 Patron . $250 Individual or Library . $35 Linda Ann Vorobik, Editor Plant Lover . $100 Student/Retired/Limited Income . $20 Daniel Norris & James R. Shevock, Convening Editors CONTACTS CHAPTER COUNCIL Bob Hass, Copy Editor CNPS, 2707 K Street, Suite 1 Alta Peak (Tulare) . Joan Stewart Beth Hansen-Winter, Designer Sacramento, CA 95816-5113 Bristlecone (Inyo-Mono) . (916) 447-CNPS (2677) Stephen Ingram CALIFORNIA NATIVE Fax: (916) 447-2727 Channel Islands . Lynne Kada PLANT SOCIETY [email protected] Dorothy King Young (Mendocino/ Sonoma Coast) . Lori Hubbart Dedicated to the Preservation of Sacramento Office Staff: East Bay . Tony Morosco the California Native Flora Executive Director . Pamela C. El Dorado . Amy Hoffman Muick, PhD Kern County . Laura Stockton The California Native Plant Society Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mtns . Development Director .
    [Show full text]
  • Syntrichia Amphidiacea (Pottiaceae) – New to India from the Western Ghats
    Lindbergia 39: 35–38, 2016 ISSN 2001-5909 Accepted 13 September 2016 Syntrichia amphidiacea (Pottiaceae) – new to India from the Western Ghats Albert Ebenezer Dulip Daniels, Ratheesh Sreebha and Kochumani Chinnapilla Kariyappa A. E. D. Daniels ([email protected]), R. Sreebha and K.C. Kariyappa, Bryology Laboratory, Botany Department and Research Centre, Scott Christian College (Autonomous), Nagercoil – 629 003, Tamil Nadu, India. Syntrichia amphidiacea, earlier known to occur in the American and African continents, China and Malesia, is re- corded in the Indira �andhi National Park in Anamalais in the �estern �hats. A brief description with figures and a photo plate is provided. Pottiaceae is one of the largest moss families with a wide �estern �hats, led to the discovery of this plant which is distribution and can occur in harsh environments viz., new to the moss flora of India. Hence, a brief description from dry, arid places to snow-covered peaks. The diverse with figures and a photo plate is provided. The specimen habitats that the members of this family occupy, influence is housed at SCCN and MO. the growth of these plants leading to polymorphy which �ith the addition of S. amphidiacea to the so far makes the taxonomy of this family more than difficult. known Indian congeners, currently there are nine species. On the other hand, lack of regional manuals for identifi- cation, few revisions, a number of poorly conceived “geo- Syntrichia amphidiacea (Müll.Hal.) R.H. Zander, Bull. graphic” species, and the heterogeneity and large size of Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 32: 267, Pl. 106, ff.
    [Show full text]
  • An Overview of Syntrichia Ruralis Complex (Pottiaceae: Musci) in the Mediterranean Region and Neighbouring Areas
    Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2002, 138, 209–224. With 19 figures An overview of Syntrichia ruralis complex (Pottiaceae: Musci) in the Mediterranean region and neighbouring areas M. TERESA GALLEGO, MARÍA J. CANO, ROSA M. ROS and JUAN GUERRA* Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, E-30100, Spain Received January 2001; accepted for publication July 2001 The Syntrichia ruralis complex is revised in the Mediterranean region and neighbouring areas. A critical study of six quantitative and eight qualitative gametophytic characters from a total of 232 samples has been carried out. On the basis of this survey five taxa have been recognized. An identification key is provided. S. ruralis var. sub- papillosissima is elevated to the rank of species as S. subpapillosissima. A lectotype for S. calcicola is proposed. S. ruralis var. submamillosa and S. ruralis var. glacialis are regarded as synonymous with S. subpapillosissima and S. ruralis, respectively. Also, Tortula densa is included in the variability shown by S. calcicola. Syntrichia ruralis var. substereidosa (Tortula ruralis var. substereidosa) is excluded from the Syntrichia ruralis complex and is included in the synonymy of S. virescens. © 2002 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 138, 209–224. ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS: bryophyte – gametophytic character analysis – nomenclature – taxonomy. INTRODUCTION defining Syntrichia is sufficient to justify its segrega- tion as a separate genus. Also, analyses of ribosomal Generic boundaries in the Pottieae, notably in the DNA sequences support the segregation of Syntrichia series Pottia–Desmatodon–Tortula–Syntrichia, are from Tortula (Spagnuolo et al., 1999). particularly difficult to delimit (Blockeel, 1990), and In this work we have focused our attention on the for this reason many authors have considered the taxonomic problems of the taxa included in the Syn- genus Syntrichia Brid.
    [Show full text]