Plant bright to dull greenish, densely tufted, 1-3 mm long, tomentose at base; stem erect, branched from base, tomentose at base; leaves ovate to oblong-lanceolate, lower leaves smaller, ±3 x 1 mm, erect spreading when moist, contorted when dry, acuminate; costa strong, reddish, excurrent; cells at upper part thin, rhomboid to hexagonal, 50-58 x 8 µm, basal cells shorter, rectangular, thin walled, 35-40 x 15-19 µm, one layer of elongated cells as marginal border, tip serrated; seta apical, erect, reddish, 2-3 cm long; capsule pendulous, shaped like a cup in another cup, up to 2 mm long, apophysis thick, spongy, peristome reddish.
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📚 Overview
Description
Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
| Attributions | Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp. |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
Dioicous.
Dr. Jayanta Barukial
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Reproduction
Fruiting plant during March to May.
Dr. Jayanta Barukial
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Morphology
Plants slender, densely tufted, bright to dull green, tomentose at base, 2.0-2.5 cm high. Stem often branched at base, with a central strand. Leaves ovate to oblong lanceolate, long acuminate, aristate, lower leaves smaller than upper leaves , slightly contorted when dry; margin almost entire except the arista, arista mildly denticulate; costa strong, reddish at base. Lamina cells narrow , rhomboidal to hexagonal, thin to thick walled, basal lamina cells are shorter than the uppermost lamina cells. Marginal border absent except basal part of the leaf, marginal cell rows 1 or 2 at base which are narrower. Seta apical, erect but arcuate at tip , red to purple, 3.5 -4.0cm long, vaginula ovoid. Capsule shaped like a cup within a cup, red to purple when matured, pendulous, basal part is very thick, spongy apophysis , shorter than capsule, capsule mouth wide; operculum big, conical; peristome double layered, exostome teeth broad, reddish, hyaline, apillose at tips; endostome metacranoid, transparent yellow , as high as exostome, finely papillose, with 2 to 3 apendiculate cilia. Spores oval, 8.0 to 12.0 μ in diameter.
Dr. Jayanta Barukial
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
On calcareous soils or walls and also on rocks alongwith Funaria hygrometrica and Hyophila involuta in homesteads.
Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
| Attributions | Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp. |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Growing over damp brick and cemented wall.
Dr. Jayanta Barukial
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
India (Kerala), China, Borneo, Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Mexico.
Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
| Attributions | Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp. |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Risk Statement
Common in low and altitude areas
Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
| Attributions | Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
Information Listing > References
- Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
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