Syntrichia PaPilloSa (wilSon ex SPruce) SPruce

Pottiaceae) in colombia

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Syntrichia PaPilloSa (wilSon ex SPruce) SPruce (Pottiaceae) en

colombia

& María J. Cano

Angélica M. Aponte , M. Teresa Gallego

Summary

Background and aims: During the study of the bryoﬂora of Bogotá, individuals of

Syntrichia papillosa were found in urban localities. The aim of this contribution is to

conﬁrm the presence of this epiphytic species to the Colombian ﬂora.

Materials and methods: Living plants and herbarium material from the Natural

History Museum (BM), the New York Botanical Garden (NY) and Jardín Botánico

José Celestino Mutis (JBB) herbaria, were analyzed. Recently collected specimens

were deposited in JBB.

. Jardín Botánico de Bogotá “José

Celestino Mutis”, Colombia.

Departamento de Biología

Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de

Biología, Universidad de Murcia,

Spain.

Results: A conspectus of the morphological features of the species based on

herbarium specimens are provided, along with morpho-anatomical photographs.

Further, the presence of the species in diﬀerent localities belonging to the area

around Bogotá was conﬁrmed.

Conclusion: This paper conﬁrms the presence of Syntrichia papillosa in the

surroundings of Bogotá. This species is known from Asia, Australia, Europe, New

Zealand, North America, Africa, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and

Ecuador. Thus, the genus Syntrichia is represented in Colombia by eight taxa: S.

andicola, S. bogotensis, S. breviseta, S. fragilis, S. kingii, S. lacerifolia, S. laevipila

and S. papillosa.

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Citar este artículo

APONTE, A. M., M. T. GALLEGO

M. J. CANO. 2022. Syntrichia

papillosa (Wilson ex Spruce) Spruce

Pottiaceae) in Colombia. Bol. Soc.

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Argent. Bot. 57: 705-709.

DOI: https://doi.

org/10.31055/1851.2372.v57.

n4.38297

Key wordS

Bogotá, Colombia, mosses, Pottiaceae, Syntrichia papillosa, urban.

reSumen

Antecedentes y objetivos: Durante el estudio de la brioﬂora de Bogotá, se

encontraron individuos de Syntrichia papillosa en localidades urbanas. El objetivo

de esta contribución es conﬁrmar la presencia de esta especie epíﬁta en la ﬂora

colombiana.

Materiales y métodos: Se analizaron plantas vivas y material de herbario de los

herbarios del Natural History Museum (BM), New York Botanical Garden (NY)

y del Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis (JBB). Los ejemplares recolectados

recientemente fueron depositados en JBB.

Resultados: Se presenta un resumen de las características morfológicas de la

especie a partir de especímenes de herbario, junto con fotografías morfoanatómicas.

Además, se conﬁrmó la presencia de la especie en diferentes localidades del área

de Bogotá.

Conclusión: Este trabajo conﬁrma la presencia de Syntrichia papillosa en los

alrededores de Bogotá. Esta especie se conoce en Asia, Australia, Europa, Nueva

Zelanda, América del Norte, África, Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Chile

y Ecuador. Así, el género Syntrichia está representado en Colombia por ocho

taxones: S. andicola, S. bogotensis, S. breviseta, S. fragilis, S. kingii, S. lacerifolia,

S. laevipila y S. papillosa

PalabraS clave

Bogotá, Colombia, musgos, Pottiaceae, Syntrichia papillosa, urbanos.

Recibido: 17 Jul 2022

Aceptado: 18 Ago 2022

Publicado en línea: 4 Nov 2022

Publicado impreso: 30 Dic 2022

Editor: Juan Larraín

ISSN versión impresa 0373-580X

ISSN versión on-line 1851-2372

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introduction

the latter country, Delgadillo et al. (1995) did not

include any references or information about any

The diversity of mosses in Colombia is estimated herbarium specimens. On the other hand, in the

at 950 species, but the number could be higher if regional (Churchill et al., 2000) and national catalogs

ﬂoristic studies were increased (Churchill, 2016), (Robinson, 1967; Florschütz de Waard & Florschüzt,

considering that there are unexplored environments 1979; Churchill 1989, 2016) the presence of this

and localities. Currently there are a signiﬁcant number species in Colombia was not reported. The above

of species listed for the country that are known by references show the lack of information regarding the

one or a few specimens or only from the type locality presence of Syntrichia papillosa in Colombia. The

(

Churchill, 1989). A considerable number of the focus of this study is to provide herbarium evidence

unique specimens were collected in the XIX century to support the occurrence of this species in Colombia.

in what today is known as the region of the Sabana The study of the urban and rural bryoﬂora of the

of Bogotá and surroundings (Florschütz de Waard & city of Bogotá, as part of the curatorial processes of

Florschüzt, 1979). the collection of bryophytes in the Herbarium of the

The Pottiaceae family is one of the most diverse Bogotá Botanical Garden (JBB), has allowed the

families in the world with around 76 genera and more ﬁrst author to identify two distinctive specimens of S.

than 1.400 species (Zander, 1993). It represents one papillosa near the football stadium ‘El Campin’ and

of the most important groups of the Colombian ﬂora, the urban park ‘El Virrey’. Furthermore, during the

not only because it is the richest in number of genera taxonomic studies of the South American species of

(

Churchill, 2016), but also because of the complexity Syntrichia, the second and third authors reviewed and

of methods involved in examining its specimens updated the identiﬁcation of two specimens collected

Churchill & Linares, 1995). in Colombia, which proved to be S. papillosa.

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The genus Syntrichia Brid. is currently represented Therefore, the specimens reported here conﬁrm the

in Colombia by nine species: S. andicola (Mont.) presence of this taxon in the Colombian moss ﬂora

Ochyra, S. bogotensis (Hampe) Mitt. ex R.H. Zander,

S. fragilis (Taylor) Ochyra, S. kingii (H. Rob.) M.T.

Gallego & M.J. Cano, S. lacerifolia (R.S. Williams) materialS and methodS

R.H. Zander, S. amphidiacea (Müll. Hal.) R.H. Zander,

S. laevipila Brid. (as S. pagorum (Milde) J.J. Amann),

The specimens were studied with the typical

S. papillosa (Wilson ex Spruce) Spruce, and S. anatomical and morphological methods used for

percarnosa (Müll. Hal.) R.H. Zander (Churchill, 2016; Pottiaceae (Zander, 1993). Microscopic examinations

Delgadillo et al., 1995; Gallego et al., 2011, 2014). and measurements were carried out with an Olympus

This is a small number considering that South America BX41lightmicroscope(OlympusCorp.,Tokyo,Japan)

may be the center of the diversity of the genus for and AmScope LED microscope. Microphotographs

which about 90 species are currently known (Gallego were obtained with an AmScope MU1003 camera

et al., 2022). Recently Gallego et al. (2022) placed (AmScope, California, USA) mounted on the

Syntrichia amphidiacea in the genus Streptopogon microscope. Specimens were examined in 2% KOH

Wilson ex Mitt., and considered S. breviseta (Mont.) solution.

M.J. Cano & M.T. Gallego and S. percarnosa to be

conspeciﬁc, with the former name having priority.

Syntrichia papillosa is known from Asia reSultS and diScuSSion

(

Kürschner & Edgar, 2005; Gulnigaret al., 2018),

Australia (Catcheside, 1980), Europe (Hill et al.,

Syntrichia papillosa is characterized by the

006; Hodgetts et al., 2020), Islas Malvinas (Matteri, presence of propagules on the ventral surface, the costa

986), New Zealand (Fife, 1995), North America strongly papillose on the abaxial surface, unbordered

(

Mishler, 2007), and Africa (O`Shea, 2006). In South leaf margins and simple papillae occurring only on the

America it has been reported to Argentina (Matteri, ventral surface of the leaves. The Colombian plants

003), Bolivia (Churchill & Fuentes, 2005), Brazil did not possess sporophytes and were morphologically

Yano, 1995), Chile (Müller, 2009), Ecuador (Mitten, identical to other specimens of S. papillosa studied

869) and Colombia (Delgadillo et al., 1995). For from other geographical areas (Fig. 1). Fertile

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Fig. 1. Syntrichia papillosa, Aponte 414 (JBB). A: Leaf apex, ventral surface. B: Coastal dorsal surface. C:

Costa in transverse section. D: Dorsal leaf surface. Scales: A: 0.5 mm, B-D: 10 µm.

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Catcheside, 1980; Mishler, 2007). Despite Sim (1926) also thank two anonymous reviewers for their kind

cites the taxon with sporophytes from Australasia, he comments to the manuscript.

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