Herpetineuron

(Müller Hal.) Cardot

Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 19(2): 127. 1905.

Etymology: Greek herpes, snake, and neuron, nerve, alluding to terminally strongly sinuous costa
Basionym: Anomodon sect. Herpetineuron Müller Hal. Flora 73: 496. 1890
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 635. Mentioned on page 629, 653.
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Plants large, green, dark green, or yellowish brown. Stems with branches arcuate, circinate or often attenuate to flagellate; central strand cells well differentiated, smaller; pseudoparaphyllia absent. Branch leaves incurved, secund when dry, erect, not complanate when moist, ovate-lanceolate, gradually tapered from base to apex, somewhat plicate proximally; margins plane, serrate in distal 1/3–1/4; apex sharply acuminate; costa strong, not obscured by laminal cells, not 2-fid at end, abaxial costa cells smooth; laminal cells rectangular to rhombic, slightly longer than wide, smooth, walls somewhat thickened; distal cells sometimes prorulate. Perichaetial leaves somewhat differentiated. [Seta 1.4–1.6 cm. Capsule slightly asymmetric; stomata few; peristome fairly well developed; exostome teeth yellowish, papillose and faintly striolate at base and beyond; endostome basal membrane to 3 or 4 cells high, segments papillose throughout. Calyptra smooth. Spores 16–22 µm].

Distribution

Nearly worldwide, mostly temperate or montane regions.

Discussion

Species 1.

... more about "Herpetineuron"
Íñigo Granzow-de la Cerda +
(Müller Hal.) Cardot +
Anomodon sect. Herpetineuron +
Nearly worldwide +  and mostly temperate or montane regions. +
Greek herpes, snake, and neuron, nerve, alluding to terminally strongly sinuous costa +
Beih. Bot. Centralbl. +
norris1961a +
Herpetineuron +
Anomodontaceae +