Plants dark greenish, erect, simple or branched; shoots arise from a long, horizontal, radiculous part below, up to 1.8 cm long; upper leaves spreading in rosettes, leaves erect spreading, circinately curled and inrolled when dry, up to 3.5 x 1 mm, lingulate to spathulate, apex broadly pointed, denticulate at apex; costa strong, reddish below, wider at base, percurrent; cells at upper half chlorophyllose, rounded-quadrate, mamillose, 6-10 mm in diameter, with a few larger cells at margin, basal cells pale, rectangular; seta long, reddish-brown, very thin, erect up to 1 cm long; capsule cylindrical, peristome teeth rudimentary or absent, calyptra cucullate; spores rounded, 10-18 µm diagonally.
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📚 Overview
Description
Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
| Attributions | Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp. |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
Dioicous.
Dr. Jayanta Barukial
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Reproduction
Fruiting plant during July to November.
Dr. Jayanta Barukial
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Morphology
Plants look like dark green forming dense tufts on bricks, rocks, stones and even soils. Mostly erect, simple or branched through a horizontal radiculose part below, 1.2-1.6 cm high. Top leaves spreading in rosettes. Leaves erect spreading, curled circinately with the leaf margins in rolled when dry. Leaves 3.0- 3.5mm long and 1.0-1.2 mm broad, oblong lingulate, carinate; lower oblong part pale, sheathing and erect; apex broadly pointed, margin entire below, denticulate at apex. Costa red brown, plano0concave , prominent, wider at base, percurrent. Upper lamina cells chlorophyllose, mamillose, lightly obscure, rounded quadrate, 6 - 8 μ in diameter with a few larger cells at the marginal teeth. Basal lamina cells pale, rectangular, smooth, 50.5-52.5 x 20.0-22.5 μ , becoming smaller above. Perichaetial leaves not much differentiated, only shorter than leaves. Seta apical. Capsule cylindrical, brown, erect, urn 3.0-3.15 x 0.5-0.55 mm. Peristome not developed. Operculum conic - rostrate. Calyptra cucullate. Spores dirty brown, pellucid, spherical, 8.5 - 11.5 μ in diameter.
Dr. Jayanta Barukial
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Widely senn in a variety of habitats such as on soil, rocks, logs, crevices of rocks, walls, etc. from low to high altitudes. Also found on Termite mount.
Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
| Attributions | Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
It is a widely distributed species from lower to high altitudes. India (Kerala; Karnataka: Mysore; Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bengal, Bihar, Chhotanagpur, Darjeeling, Khasi hills, Western Himalayas,), Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Japan, Java, Korea, Borneo, Myanmar, Celebes, Manchuria, New Guinea, Oceania, Philippines, Sumatra, Taiwan, North & South Vietnam, North, Central & South America and Europe.
Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
| Attributions | Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Risk Statement
Common
Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
| Attributions | Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
Information Listing > References
- Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Bryophyta |
| Class | Bryopsida |
| Order | Pottiales |
| Family | Pottiaceae |
| Genus | Hyophila |
| Species | Hyophila involuta Jaeger 1873 |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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