Claim · model-written summary
Three Syrrhopodon prolifer taxa occur in eastern Africa and Madagascar, including two varieties formerly known only from the Americas and one restricted to Madagascar and Reunion.
- Taxon
- S. proliferSyrrhopodon prolifere0
- Outcome
- presence of three taxae0
- Setting
- eastern Africa-Madagascar regione0
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Verbatim
e0“Recent studies by the senior author have revealed the presence of three taxa of S. prolifer in the eastern Africa-Madagascar region, including two varieties previously known only from the Americas and one restricted to Madagascar and Reunion.”
Title
Syrrhopodon prolifer (Musci: Calymperaceae): A World View
Sándor Orbán; William D. Reese; Sandor Orban The Bryologist 1990. doi:10.2307/3243609
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Syrrhopodon prolifer occurs worldwide, mainly in the tropics, as nine varieties.
- Observation Three varieties of Syrrhopodon prolifer receive new combinations or ranks.
- Observation Mosses of the Syrrhopodon prolifer complex have short stems, bordered leaves, papillose laminal cells and mostly red-purple rhizoids.
- Observation Members of the Syrrhopodon prolifer complex are commonly found without sporophytes or gemmae.