Encalypta cf. rhaptocarpa Schwägr.
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https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102024000464 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15825726 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A22D87C9-4254-FFE9-FFD9-FAB0FD5F114A |
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Felipe |
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Encalypta cf. rhaptocarpa Schwägr. |
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Encalypta cf. rhaptocarpa Schwägr. View in CoL [ Encalyptaceae ]
Description and iconography
Ochyra et al. (2008).
Distribution and habitat
Encalypta rhaptocarpa has a bipolar distribution. In Antarctica, it is more frequent in maritime regions (islands) and grows in exposed or protected sites, near streams or thaw cracks ( Ochyra et al. 2008). It exclusively grows on the plateau in exposed soil, accompanied by other bryophytes.
Comments
Identifying E. rhaptocarpa with mature sporophytes is not difficult if the capsules - the most distinctive features of the species - are prominently ribbed with straight ribs. However, when the plant is sterile, it can be confused with Encalypta procera ; the absence of axillary propagules in E. rhaptocarpa allows us to distinguish between these two species ( Ochyra et al. 2008).
Encalypta cf. rhaptocarpa Schwägr. View in CoL [ Encalyptaceae ]
Examined material: Antarctica, Marambio Island , going down to the east from La Chacarita (64°14 ′ 27.29 ′′ S; 56°37 ′ 20.42 ′′ W; 180 m. a.s.l.), on unprotected soil, 13.1.2022, A. C. Cottet and L. P. Dopchiz ( BCRU 5666 About BCRU ) GoogleMaps .
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Harvard University - Arnold Arboretum |
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University of Copenhagen |
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Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University branch |
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Museum National d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN) - Vascular Plants |
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