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Habitat: In mountain forests on soil, rocks, stumps and logs, and trunks of 

 trees. 



CUBA: Oriente: crest of Sierra Macstra, Morton 9324 (US); Sierra Maestra, 1100- 

 1400 m, Ekman 7116 (S-PA). 



JAMAICA: si, Swartz, (type G) ; si, Swartz (C, PC); Blue Mountain, Orcutt 3162 

 (BM, US), Hansen (C) ; Cinchona, C. Cumings (NY); summit of East Peak, Powell & 

 M. Farr 1021 (IJ) ; Hardwar Gap, Baxter 28 p.p., 63 (KANU) ; base of John Crow Peak. 

 Underwood 2365 (NY); Morce's Gap, 5000 ft, Underwood (NY), Harris (NY); slope of 

 Mobsman's Peak, M. Farr 733 (IJ) ; below Newhaven Gap, 1500-1600 m, Maxon & Killip 

 (NY); trail, Newhaven Gap to Sir John Peak, M. Farr 897 (IJ) ; Portland Gap, Proctor 1011 

 (IJ). Baxter 46 p.p. (KANU) ; s.l., Evans 107 (Y) ; s.l., Borgen-sen (C). 



HAITI: Morne des Commissaines, F. Makaness 10, 11, 1310 (MICH); slope of "Ma 

 Blanche," 1400 m, Ekman 551 (S-PA); Badeau, 2100 m, Ekman 7697 (S-PA). 



MEXICO: Oaxaca: Chinantla, Santos 3483 (Hb. Fulford) ; Puebla: Rio Tenango 

 below Necaxa, 4000 ft, Sharp 3121 (TENN) ; Mirador, Liebmann 97, 111, 211a, 221, 223, 

 350, 353, 898a, 5 43 (C) ; Mirador, ex Hb Gottsche, Hb Montagne (PC). 



GUATEMALA: El Progreso; between Calera and summits of Volean Siglo, 2200-3300 m, 

 Stcyermark 43124 (F) ; Jalapa: Volcan Jumay, 1300-2200 m, Steycrmark 32491 (F) ; Alta 

 Verapaz (?), Standley 91601 (F). 



HONDURAS: Morazan: Cerro Uyiica, 16O0-1S00, Standley, Williams & Molina, R., 

 8023 p.p. (F). 



It has also been reported for the following areas: Cuba (Arnell, 1956), Jamaica (Boswell, 

 1887), Haiti (Arnell, 1956), Barbados (G. L. & N., 1845), Trinidad (G. L. & N., 1845), Mexico 

 (Gottsche, 1863, Jovet Ast, 1959), Colombia (Hampe, 1847; Gottschc, 1864). Brazil 

 (G. L. & N., 1845), Bolivia (Spruce, 1890), Patagonia (Herzog, 1940, 1954; Reimers, 1926; 

 Stephani, 1900b, 1901a), and Tierra del Fuego (Massalongo, 1885, 1927; Stephani, 1901a; 

 Evans, 1898). 



The species seems to be fairly common in the West Indies and Central America 

 and has been reported from numerous areas of South America. Lepidozia pinnata 

 (Hook.) Dum. which is known from Ireland, western Britain, Norway, western 

 and Central France, Baden, Germany, the Azores, Madeira and Yunan, China is 

 a northward extension of L. cupressina. It also is reported in Africa. The next 

 species, L. pseudocupressina belongs to this same species-complex. 



14. Lepidozia pseudocupressina Schiffner, Krit. Bemerk. Eur. Leberm. 14: 

 8-9. 1919. 



Lepidozia allionii Stephani, Spec. Hep. 6: 320. 1922; Icon. Hep., Lepidozia No. 38. 



Both Schiffner and Miss Taylor (1960) have pointed out that the vegetative 

 plants of this species are almost identical with robust plants of L. cupressina 

 except for the perianths. The plants are coarse, pinnately branched, the large 

 leaves have broadly triangular segments, and the large underleaves are divided 

 to the middle into four lanceolate segments. The perianth mouth is ciliatc, with 

 the cilia from two to five cells long, while in L. cupressina the perianth mouth is 

 subentire. PI. 41. Fig. 14, a. 



Habitat: Epiphytic on tree ferns, trees, and on rotten wood. 



BRAZIL: Sta. Catarina: Serra Geral, Ule, (type G) ; Rio Grande du Sul: Sao 

 Francisco de Paula, Sehnen 5326 $ (Hb Sehnen). Santa Catarina Serra da Boa Vista, 

 Sao Jose, 1000 m, Reitz & Klein 9885 (HBR) ; Ararangua, Serra da Pedra 1000 m, Rcitz 376 <? 

 (HBR) ; S. Paulo: Alto de Serra, 900 m, Schiffner 1706 p.p. (W). 



ECUADOR: s.l., Allioni 751 ? and per., the type of L. allionii (G) ; Oriente — V. Bomboiza, 

 Gualaquiza, 1000 m., Allioni 507, 713 [sterile] (G); Azuay: Paramo del Malanga, 3400 m, 

 Allioni 671 [sterile] (G). 



BOLIVIA: Sillar, 1800 m, Herzog 2713 (G); Tablas, Herzog 4549 ?, no perianth (G). 



