A new combination in Pseudosymblepharis (Pottiaceae) from South and Central America

Abstract

Trichostomum schlimii Müll.Hal., a neglected Colombian taxon, is transferred to the genus Pseudosymblepharis Broth. as Pseudosymblepharis schlimii (Müll.Hal.) comb. nov. The species, known only from the type locality in Santa Marta, Colombia, is newly reported for the moss floras of Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela. It is described, lectotypified, illustrated, and mapped. Diagnostic characters, and distinction from one closely related American species within the genus are discussed. Trichostomum mollissimum (Broth. ex E.B.Bartram) H.A.Crum and Pseudosymblepharis guatemalensis (E.B.Bartram) B.H.Allen are reduced to the synonymy of Pseudosymblepharis schlimii.

Keywords:

• America
• New records
• Pseudosymblepharis
• Synonym
• Taxonomy

Acknowledgements

This research was carried out with financial support from the Spanish ‘Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación’ (Project CGL2010–15959/BOS co-financed by FEDER) and ‘Ramón y Cajal’ Subprogram (MICINN-European Social Fund). The first author is grateful to D. Peralta for help during her stay at SP. The second author thanks M. Price for her assistance during her visit to G. We also thank the curators of the herbaria cited in the text for sending material and Paulo E.A.S. Câmara, Micheline Carvalho-Silva, Paulo Amorin, Abel E.R. Soares, Allan L.A. Faria, and the rest of the staff of Deparmento de Botânica, Universidade de Brasília, for their assistance during our field trip and stay in Brazil. We also appreciate the valuable comments and suggestions of two anonymous reviewers.

Taxonomic Additions and Changes: Pseudosymblepharis schlimii (Müll.Hal.) M.Alonso, M.J.Cano & J.A.Jiménez, comb. nov. (Tortella guatemalensis E.B.Bartram, syn. nov. Tortella mollissima Broth. ex E.B.Bartram syn. nov.)