Leucomium strumosum (Hornsch.) Mitt., J. Linn. Soc. Bot.

Jimenez, Soledad, 2024, Novedades para la flora de briófitos de la provincia de Chaco, norte de Argentina, Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botanica 59 (4), pp. 465-480 : 473

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v59.n4.44697
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scientific name	Leucomium strumosum (Hornsch.) Mitt., J. Linn. Soc. Bot.
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13. Leucomium strumosum (Hornsch.) Mitt., J. Linn. Soc. Bot. View in CoL 12:502. 1869.

Diagnostic characters of Leucomium strumosus include the lack of a central cylinder at the stem, ovate to oblong-ovate leaves, an acuminate apex, margins entire and plane, costa absent, and long-rhomboidal to linear-hexagonal laminal cells ( Buck, 1998).

Distribution and habitat. Leucomium strumosus is a pantropical species found in America, from Mexico to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Argentina (Sharp et al., 1994; Churchill & Linares, 1995, Buck, 1998). In Argentina, this species has been recorded in Corrientes and Misiones ( Matteri, 2003). It is usually found growing on soil, rocks, and tree bases.

Specimens examined. ARGENTINA. Prov. Chaco: Dpto. Primero de Mayo, Reserva Educativa Colonia Benítez (27º 19´06.02´´ S, 58º 56´58.27´´ W), cortícola sobre madera en descomposición, abundante, húmedo y sombrío, 14-IV-2012, Jimenez et al. 401 ( CTES). Dpto. San Fernando, Reserva Natural Cultural Caraguatá (27º 23´16.7´´ S, 58º 58´49.9´´ W), cortícola, escaso, soleado y seco, 2-IV-2011, Jimenez et al. 151 ( CTES) GoogleMaps .