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1 April 2012 A New Species of Archilejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (Lejeuneaceae) from Ecuador
S. Robbert Gradstein, Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp
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Abstract

The liverwort Archilejeunea nebeliana Gradst. et Schäf.-Verw. sp. nov. (Lejeuneaceae) is described from submontane rain forest of southern Ecuador. The new species is a member of A. subg. Archilejeunea and differs from all other species of this group by narrowly and obtusely pointed leaves, thin-walled lobule cells, stem epidermis with darker-colored middle lamella, and narrowly elongate female bracts and bracteoles with acute to acuminate apices. The new species constitutes the first record of subg. Archilejeunea from the Andes and is a further addition to the unusually rich flora of the Andes of southern Ecuador. The species is named in honor of Dr. Martin Nebel.

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S. Robbert Gradstein and Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp "A New Species of Archilejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (Lejeuneaceae) from Ecuador," Cryptogamie, Bryologie 33(2), 107-112, (1 April 2012). https://doi.org/10.7872/cryb.v33.iss2.2012.107
Received: 5 July 2011; Accepted: 1 February 2012; Published: 1 April 2012
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KEYWORDS
Archilejeunea nebeliana
Archilejeunea subgenus Archilejeunea
Ecuador
Lejeuneaceae
liverworts
morphology
submontane rain forest
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