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16 December 2008 A New Species of Hampeella (Musci, Ptychomniaceae) from Queensland, Australia
Robert A. Hattaway, D. H. Norris
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Abstract

Hampeella concavifolia Hattaway & D. H. Norris (Ptychomniaceae) is described and illustrated from Queensland, Australia. It differs from H. pallens (Sande Lacoste) M. Fleischer in its teretely foliate, attenuate secondary stems; the closely imbricate, strongly concave, symmetrical leaves that have bright orange to red-brown basal cells with incrassate-porose walls; longer capsules (to 2.4 mm); and longer setae (to 14 mm). Hampeella concavifolia is distinguished from H. alaris (Dixon & Sainsbury) Sainsbury by its less differentiated alar cells, usually longer secondary stems (to 3 cm), and differences in peristome ornamentation. This new species is designated as Data Deficient (DD) according to IUCN Red List criteria.

Robert A. Hattaway and D. H. Norris "A New Species of Hampeella (Musci, Ptychomniaceae) from Queensland, Australia," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 18(4), 490-493, (16 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.3417/2007076
Published: 16 December 2008
KEYWORDS
Australia
Hampeella
IUCN Red List
Musci
Ptychomniaceae
Queensland
tropical rainforest
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