PLANTAE / CRYPTOGAMAE / BRYOPHYTA / BRYOPSIDA / ARCHIDIALES / ARCHIDIACEAE / ARCHIDIUM / CAPENSE

Archidium capense Hornsch.
Indigenous
Morphological description

Plants loosely caespitose, yellow to yellow-green; terricolous. Stems 1-4 mm high, simple or branching by subperichaetial innovations; in section round, central strand of collapsed cells, cortical cells large, incrassate, outer 1-2 rows smaller. Leaves bractlike below, larger above, erect; ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 0.6-1.0 mm long; apex acute or apiculate; margins plane, entire to crenulate. Costa percurrent to apiculate; in section semi-circular or crescent-shaped, ventral surface flat, cells undifferentiated, substereids or stereids. Laminal cells irregular, short-rectangular to quadrate or trapezoidal; basal cells not differentiated. Perichaetia terminal. Leaves erect to erect-spreading; ovate to oblong-ovate or elliptic, acuminate to subulate, 0.8-1.7 mm long; margins plane to weakly recurved above, irregularly crenulate, frequently hyaline above. Costa excurrent as hair-point; in section semi-circular or crescent-shaped, ventral surface flat, cells undifferentiated, substereids to stereids. Laminal cells irregular, rhomboidal to fusiform and trapezoidal, sometimes quadrate, 20-45 µm long, incrassate; basal cells irregularly rectangular, thin-walled, hyaline in marginal region. Spores 8-40 per capsule, irregularly rounded to polyhedral, 125-176 µm, smooth, pale yellow to yellow-orange. From: Van Rooy, J. 1981. Archidiaceae. In: OA Leistner (ed.). Fl. S. Africa Bryophyta(1,1): 71-81. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Plants loosely caespitose, yellow-green. Stems 1-4 mm long. Perichaetial leaves erect to erect-spreading; ovate to oblong-ovate, 0.8-1.7 mm long; margins irregularly crenulate; costa excurrent as hair-point. Laminal cells irregular, rhomboidal to fusiform, 20-45 jm long; basal cells irregularly rectangular. Spores 8-40 per capsule, smooth, pale yellow to yellow-orange. From: Van Rooy, J; Retief, E; Meyer, NL. 2017. Bryophytes. In: E Retief & NL Meyer (eds), Plants of the Free State: Inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 30-88. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Diagnostic description

The perichaetial leaves with plane, irregularly crenulate margins and costa excurrent as hair-point help to define this species. The leaves are frequently fragile and hyaline above. From: Van Rooy, J. 1981. Archidiaceae. In: OA Leistner (ed.). Fl. S. Africa Bryophyta(1,1): 71-81. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Dry Grassland. On soil. From: Van Rooy, J; Retief, E; Meyer, NL. 2017. Bryophytes. In: E Retief & NL Meyer (eds), Plants of the Free State: Inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 30-88. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

This plant has been collected in the southwestern Cape, Sani Pass area of Lesotho and at Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State. From: Van Rooy, J. 1981. Archidiaceae. In: OA Leistner (ed.). Fl. S. Africa Bryophyta(1,1): 71-81. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Altitude

600 to 3200 m

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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LES

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EC

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FS

GA

KZN

LP

MP

NW

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Naturalised

Invasive

Names and Sources

Accepted name
Archidium capense Hornsch.
Synonym(s)

Archidium campylopodium Mull.Hal.


Archidium compactum Mull.Hal. f. tenerior Mull.Hal.


Archidium compactum Mull.Hal.


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Cryptogamae

PHYLUM Bryophyta

CLASS Bryopsida

ORDER Archidiales

FAMILY Archidiaceae

GENUS Archidium

SPECIES capense

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Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0554357-0 Collector(s) & number: Magill, RE, 4410 | 1977-12-6

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, SANI PASS; N. OF MT. LODGE

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Barcode: PRE0559314-0 Collector(s) & number: van Zanten, BO, 7609921 | 1976-9-17

Lesotho, PASS OF GUNS; CAMPSITE

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Barcode: PRE0503616-0 Collector(s) & number: Perold, SM, 3894 | 1997-10-5

South Africa, Western Cape, Just South of Citrusdal; off Piekenierskloof, on dirt track; 1 km from turn off to Eendekuil.

General notes: On stony soil. Mixed with Pleuridium pappeanum.

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Barcode: PRE0761316-0 Collector(s) & number: Lefson, EB, SAMH 33118 | 1926-4-

South Africa, Western Cape, Little Winterhoek.

General notes: Not fruiting.

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Barcode: PRE0687272-0 Collector(s) & number: Perold, SM, 1144 | 1986-9-10

South Africa, Western Cape, FRANSCHHOEK; FARM ROSLAND 13 KM ON RD. TO PAARL. 2,2 KMPASSED BELLINGHAM, LARGE ROCK CENTRE FIE

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Barcode: PRE0693173-0 Collector(s) & number: Magill, RE, 4011 | 1977-8-14

South Africa, Western Cape, MOUNT SYNNOTT; UPPER SLOPES OF MOUNT SYNNOTT. 7 KM N OF CLANWILLIAM. DRY FYNBOS.

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Barcode: PRE0554354-0 Collector(s) & number: Magill, RE, 4394 | 1977-12-6

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, SANI PASS; N. OF MT. LODGE

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Barcode: PRE0554233-0 Collector(s) & number: Magill, RE, 4384 | 1977-12-6

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, SANI PASS; N. OF MT. LODGE

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Barcode: PRE0821975-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Rooy, J, 3498 | 1987-2-

Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho: Sani Top; Along upper Sani Valley, N of Border Post.

General notes: Alpine heath-grassland. In bog. + Bryum argenteum + Riccia bullosa Det: J. van Rooy

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Barcode: PRE0554232-0 Collector(s) & number: Magill, RE, 6326 | 1979-1-28

South Africa, Western Cape, JONASKOP; NR. SUMMIT NR. FM TOWER

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Barcode: PRE0666331-0 Collector(s) & number: Magill, RE, 7061A | 1984-2-14

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, SANI BORDER POST A.; FLATS S OF SANI BORDER POST. ALPINE MEADOW

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Observation records

Barcode: 173192.0 | Collector(s) & number: Hedderson, TAJ , Unkown |

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Barcode: 173195.0 | Collector(s) & number: Garside, S , Unkown |

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Barcode: 173194.0 | Collector(s) & number: Hedderson, TAJ , Unkown |

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Barcode: 173193.0 | Collector(s) & number: Hedderson, TAJ , Unkown |

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SERIES CHAPTER

Bryophytes Van Rooy, J; Retief, E; Meyer, NL

In: E Retief & NL Meyer (eds), Plants of the Free State: Inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 30-88

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

1981

FLORA CHAPTER

Archidiaceae Van Rooy, J

In: OA Leistner (ed.). Flora of Southern Africa Bryophyta(1),171-81

Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Pretoria

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