Journ. Hattori Bot. Lab. No. 71: 55-68 (Jan. 1992) NEW OR INTERESTING RECORDS OF BRAZILIAN BRYOPHYTES, III ALFONS SCHÄFER-VERWiMP1 Collection data and comments on distribution and ecology are given for 20 species which are believed new to Brazil. Among them are five species firstly reported for South America: Diplasiolejeunea alata Jov.-Ast, Ephemerum spinulosum Bruch & Schimp., Ganguleea anguhsa (Broth, & Dix.) Zand,, Lindbergia patentifoJia Dix., and Pohlia camptotrachela (Ren. & Gard.) Broth, Six genera are new to Brazil: Aureolejeunea, Lethocolea, Ganguleea, Lindbergia, Molendoa, and Taxiphyllum, Additional comments or extensions of ränge are provided for a further 13 taxa from the area. All specimens are deposited in the private herbarium of the author, duplicate specimens in different herbaria of the specialists respectively, and in SP. Abbreviations: SV... Alfons Schäfer-Verwimp V . . . Inge Verwimp Aureolejeunea fulva Schust. Rio de Janeiro: Itatiaia National Park, rocky slopes at the trail to the summit of the Agulhas Negras, on branchlets of shrubs and on rocks, 2600m alt., c. per., ca 22°22'S, 44°41'W, l June 1990, SV& V12754, det. Grolle and 12762, det. Gradstein; -, -, epiphytic in humid shrub and low forest between Brejo da Lapa and Abrigo Rebougas, 2300m alt., with numerous perianths and a few sporophytes, ca 22°22'S, 44°39'W, 3 June 1990, SV & V12794. Distr.: Venezuela, Colombia. New to Brazil. D. Vital has collected this species in 1974 in the same region of Itatiaia National Park äs SV & V 12794, at an altitude of 2200m. His specimen is mentioned in Gradstein (1975: 138) äs Omphalanthus sp. (Gradstein in litt. 1990). "Cololejeunea subscariosa Tixier" does not exist in this combination and was erroneously reported by Schäfer-Verwimp & Vital (1989). The cited specimen (SV & V 7023 c) belogs to Cololejeunea subcardiocarpa Tixier This species seems to be widely distributed in Brazil though earlier records (before 1989) are lacking. Two more localities: Amazonas: Manicore, secondary forest after cleared by fire on BR 319, epiphyllous, 70 m elev., 6°16'S, 62°32'W, 5 July 1988, SV 9743, det. Grolle. Minas Gerais: Serra da Mantiqueira, Delfim Moreira, epiphyllous in semi-deciduos rain forest near Säo Francisco dos Campos, c. per., 1520m alt., 22° 35'S, 45°18'W, 24 Sept. 1988, SV & V10001, 10009, both ver. Grolle. Distr.: Cololejeunea subcardiocarpa is now known from French Guiana (type) and in Brazil from the states of Amazonas, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paranä, Santa Catarina, Säo Paulo (Schäfer-Verwimp & Vital 1989, Schäfer-Verwimp 1991), and Pernambuco (Porto 1990). Colura greig-smithii Jovet-Ast (Fig. l) Säo Paulo: Serra do Mär between Mogi das Cruzes and Bertioga, on leaf of shrub in rain forest on Rio 1 Colegio Visconde de Porto Seguro, Rua Clementine Brenne 30, 05659 Säo Paulo/Brazil. 56 Journ. Hattori Bot. Lab. No. 71 1992 FIG. 1. Colura greig-smithii Jovet-Ast. Mediän leaf cells with oil bodies, one cell with chloroplasts; scale=10^m. The cell walls have no intermediate thickenings äs shown in flg. 58 by Jovet-Ast (1953: 293). Itapanhau, associated with Colura tenuicornis (Evans) Steph., and other Lejeuneaceae of the genera Aphanolejeunea,Drepanolejeunea, andLejeunea (Microlejeunea), 680m alt., 23°45'S, 46°07'W, 27 Sept. 1990, SV& V19169IA. Distr.: Trinidad, Surinam, French Guiana, Colombia, and recently reported from Amazonas, Brazil, by Schäfer-Verwimp (1989). A new state record for Säo Paulo means a considerable ränge extension for this rather rarely collected hepatic. The oil bodies of Colura greig-smithii are figured and described for the first time (erroneously mentioned in the introduction by Schäfer-Verwimp 1989). In median leaf cells oil bodies 2-4, rarely 5, spherical - ovoid to ellipsoidal - fusiform, often irregularly ovoid - ellipsoidal or angular, finely but distinctly granulose-papillose, ca 1.5-4/2mX 3-8 ^m; in basal cells .oil bodies 4-8, in marginal cells oil bodies generally fewer and smaller than in median leaf cells. Crossotolejeunea crenata (Nees & Mont.) Lacouture Säo Paulo: Serra do Mär between Mogi das Cruzes and Bertioga, in dense mats on rotting log in rain forest on the path to the waterfall of Rio Itapanhau, c. per., 150m elev., 23°43'S, 46°03"W, 27 June 1989, SV 11225; -, -, on decayed wood, c. per., 100m elev., 3 Sept. 1989,SF 11640; -, Ilha de Säo Sebastiäo, rain forest on Ribeiräo da Laje on the southern coast, on rotting log, c. per., 150m alt., 23°55'30"S, 45°24'30"W, 10 Febr. 1990, SV 12479. Amazonas: Estagäo Ecolögica da Embrapa, along BR 174 at km 30, on rotten log in dense humid forest, 3 Nov. 1977, W. R. Bück et al 1750 (INPA, NY), all det. Grolle. Distr.: Trinidad, Guadeloupe, Surinam, French Guiana, Peru. Recently reported äs new to Brazil by Porto (1990) from the state of Pernambuco (äs Lejeunea crenata Mont.). Diplasiokjeunea alata Jovet-Ast. Rio de Janeiro: Serra de Itatiaia, Vale das Cruzes near Maringä, municipality of Itatiaia, epiphytic in rain forest, c. per., 1520m elev., ca 22°18'S, 44°39'W, 19 April 1987, SV & V 8380JA, det. Grolle; -, -, epiphytic on secondary shrub, 1300m elev., c. per., 11 Oct. 1990, SV & V13253. Säo Paulo: Serra do Mär near Parelheiros S of Säo Paulo city, secondary shrub near the railway to Santos, epiphytic, c. per., 750m A. SCHÄFER-VERWIMP: New or interesting records of Brazilian bryophytes, III 57 elev., 23°58'S, 46°39'W, 24 Sept. 1989, SV& V11806, ver. Grolle; -, Serra do Mär between Mogi das Cruzes and Bertioga, humid secondary shrub at the beginning of the path along the Rio Itapanhaü, epiphytic, c. per., 700m alt., 23°43'S, 46°03'W, 27 Sept. 1990, SV & V13161; -, Serra do Mär near Paranapiacaba between Säo Paulo and Santos, epiphytic on secondary shrub (Melastomataceae) near the transmitting Station, c. per., 1050m elev., 23°47'S, 46°17'W, l Sept. 1990, SV & V 13148. Paranä: Serra da Graciosa near Curitiba, secondary shrub above the steep slope to Morretes, epiphytic, 800m alt., c. per., rather frequent, 25°20'S, 48° 54'W, 26 Dec. 1990, SV & V13375,13390. The species was associated with other members of Lejeuneaceae, mainly Leucolejeuneaxanthocarpa,L, unciloba,Anoplolejeuena conferta, Colura tenuicornis,Lejeunea flava, and Drepanolejeunea andLejeunea subgen. Microlejeunea spp. All collection sites are rather open and well-insolated, fog is very frequent. The cited specimens agree very well with the figures by Schuster (1970) in ah1 details except the number of oil bodies which is slightly higher in Brazilian material. I have seen in the specimens 13161, 11806, 13148, and 13253 mostly 6-12, very rarely to 20 oil-bodies while Schuster (1970) reported 4-9 oil-bodies from Dominican plants. Distr.: Diplasiolejeunea alata was previously known äs epiphyte from Guadeloupe (type) and from Dominica (Schuster 1970). The single epiphyllous occurrence is mentioned by Winkler (1967) from El Salvador. New to South America. Diplasiolejeunea cavifolia Steph. Säo Paulo: Serra do Mär near Ubatuba, Fazenda Capricornio, epiphytic on isolated trees beside the guest house, 40m elev., c. per. 23°24'S, 45°04'S, 25 March 1989, SV & V10987, det. Grolle; -, Litoral, Itanhaem, epiphytic in humid secondary shrub at the edge of banana plantations of the Fazenda Aurea on Rio Branco, 20m elev., 24°01'S, 46°41'W, 24 May 1989, SV & V11134, det. Grolle; -, Ilha de Säo Sebastiäo, rain forest on Rio da Toca, epiphytic on Melastomataceae, well insolated, 220m elev., c. per., 23°50'S, 45°20'W, 8 Sept. 1989, SV & V 11720/a; -, Serra do Mär above Caraguatatuba, epiphytic in secondary shrub near the steep slope to the coast, 700m alt., 23°34'30"S, 45°27'30"W, 9 Sept. 1989, SV 11729; -, Litoral, Riviera de Säo Loureneo NE of Bertioga, epiphytic in a restinga Vegetation, 3m elev., c. per., 23°47'S, 46°00'W, 16 Sept. 1989, SV& V11756; -, Serra do Mär between Mogi das Cruzes and Bertioga, rain forest on Rio Itapanhaü, on rotting branches of a fallen tree, 25m elev., 23°44'S, 46°02'W, 29 June 1989, SV 11256; -, Serra de Paranapiacaba, Fazenda Intervales S of Capäo Bonito, epiphytic at the edge of secondary forest near the road to "Sede de Pesquisas", 800m elev., ca 24°21'S, 48°22'W, 21 April 1990, SV & V 12603; -, Litoral Sul, epiphytic in a restinga Vegetation on SP 55 ca 8km NE of Itanhaem, 3m alt., c. per., with Drepanolejeunea bischleriana Porto & Grolle, 24°09'S, 46°45'W, 8 Dec. 1990, SV 13347; -, -, restinga Vegetation on SP 55 ca 5km N of Peruibe, epiphytic, 2m alt., c. per., with Rectoiejeunea berteroana (Gott.) Evans, 24°18'S, 46°48' W, 8 Dec. 1990, SV 13356, Paranä: Serra da Graciosa near Curitiba, secondary shrub above the steep slope to Morretes, epiphytic, 800m alt., 25°20'S, 48°54'W, 26 Dec. 1990, SV & V13379; -, Litoral Sul, Guaratuba, restinga Vegetation on the road to Joinville, epiphytic and epiphyllous, with Rectoiejeunea berteroana, 3 m alt., 25°58'S, 48°40'W, SV&V 13408. Santa Catalina: Ilha de Säo Francisco, restinga Vegetation near Ubatuba, epiphytic, c. per., 2m alt., with Rectoiejeunea berteroana, 26°14'S, 48°36'W, 2 Jan. 1991, SV 13598. Distr.: Almost pantropical, occurring in Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines, in tropical Africa from Ghana to South Africa, Caribbean Islands, Central, and South America (Venezuela, Ecuador, Guianas). From Brazil previously mentioned by Grolle (1966) from Säo Paulo (äs D. brachyclada Evans) and by Reyes (1982) from Säo Paulo and Santa Catalina. Recently reported by Porto (1990) from Pernambuco. Diplasiolejeunea cavifolia seems not to be a rare species in Brazil. Diplasiolejeunea cobrensis Gott, ex Steph. (Fig. 2) Alagoas: Marechal Deodoro, epiphytic at the edge of a secondary forest on BR 101 ca 20km S of the 58 Journ. Hattori Bot. Lab. No. 71 1992 FIG. 2. Diplasiolejeunea cobrensis Gott, ex Steph. l upper portion of a plant, ventral view, with gynoecium. 2 perianth, ventral view. 3 leaf with ocelli. 4 pair of leaves with underleaf and involucral underleaf. 5, 8, 10 underleaves. 6 lobule. 7 cells at the base of the lobe. 9 cells of lobe with oil bodies. (Scale 1-10= 100 jum). (l after SV & V 8730lb, 2-10 after SV & V 9773/a). A. SCHÄFER-VERWIMP: New or interesting records of Brazilian bryophytes, III 59 town, 50m elev., 9°41'S, 36^02'W, 15 July 1987, SV & V 87301h, det. Grolle. Rondönia: Porto Velho epiphytic m secondary forest on BR 319 ca 5km N of the town, ca 100m elev c per 8°40'S 64°00'W l July 1988, SV & V 9713ja, ver. Grolle. ' " ' Distr.: Diplasiolejeunea cobrensis was previously known only from Cuba (type) (Reyes 1982) and a second collection from Guyana recently reported by Gradstein and Hekking (1989). Some morphological details of this rarely collected species have previously not been described: The plants are yellow-green in fresh material, rather small, nearly l mm broad, when dry only 0.5-0.6mm broad, to 7(8) mm long. Beside the large basal ocellus - in our material ca 50 X 6075 ßm - there are other scattered ocelli, mostly 3-4 per lobe, smaller (ca 24-45 /um long) than the basal ocellus, and visible only in fresh material. The perianth is figured and described here for the first time (fig. 2). It is half emerged, ca 650//m long X 440ßm wide, irregularly oval to obovate in outline, with 5 keels, apex with a very short beak. The oil bodies shown in fig. 2.9 are almost surely in a phase of decomposition from a previously botryoidal nature. Gynoecia terminal on main axis, £ involucral leaves with lobe similar to the lobe of stem leaves, obovate-oblong, falcate; involucral underleaves ovate-elliptical, twice äs long äs broad, 0.2-0.25 bilobed at apex, lobes triangulär; androecia in autoecious and/or paroecious position at the same plant. Schuster (1970) placedD. cobrensis in the new subgenus Austrokjeuneopsis which he described with "scattered ocelli of lamina totally lacking". As the species has scattered ocelli it should be excluded from the subgenus Austrolejeuneopsis. Diplasiolejeunea pauckertii (Nees) Steph. Rio de Janeiro: Itatiaia National Park, epiphytic and on dead tree trunk in humid shrub and low forest between Brejo da Lapa and Abrigo Reboucas, c. per., associated with Daltonia gracilis Mitt., Lejeunea capensis Gott. (c. per.), and other Lejeuenaceae, 2320m alt., ca 22°22'S, 44°39'W, 3 June 1990 SV & V 12796, det. Grolle; -, Serra de Itatiaia, Vale das Cruzes near Maringä, municipality of Itatiaia, epiphytic in low secondary forest, with Leucolejeunea xanthocarpa (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Evans and Brachiolejeunea phyllorhiza (Nees) Kruijt & Gradst., ca 1500m alt., ca 22°18'S, 44°39'W, 11 Oct. 1990, SV & V 13274 Minas Gerais: Serra da Mantiqueira, Camanducaia, Monte Verde, semi-deciduos rain forest near Pedra Partida, epiphytic, a few plants .between Leucolejeunea xanthocarpa and Anophlejeuena conferta (Meissn ) Evans, 2000m alt., ca 22°49'S, 45°58'W, 27 Oct. 1990, SV & V 13318. Distr.: Andean South America. New to Brazil and the first record outside the Andes. Diplasiolejeunea replicata (Spruce) Steph. Rio de Janeiro: Serra de Itatiaia, epiphytic at the edge of low forest between Brejo da Lapa and Abrigo Reboucas, c. per., 2240m alt., ca 22°22'S, 44°39'W, 3 June 1990, SV & V12787, det. Grolle. Santa Catarina: Serra Geral, Born Retiro, secondary shrub on Morro da Cruz, epiphytic, 1240m elev ca 27°49'S 49°28'W 29 Dec. 1990, SV & V 13456; -, Serra do Rio do Rastro, Urubici, humid shrub and low forest on the road to Morro da Igreja, rather frequent on shrubs, c. per., with Brachiolejeunea laxifolia (Tayl ) Schiffn and several other Lejeuneaceae of the genera Drepanolejeunea and Lejeunea subgen. Microlejeunea 1650m alt ca 28 03 S, 49 24'W, 31 Dec. 1990, SV & V 13565. Distr.: Previously known only from the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. New to Brazil, and the first record outside the Andes. Haplokjeunea cucullata (Steph.) Grolle. Säo Paulo: Serra do Mär between Mogi das Cruzes and Bertioga, rain forest on Rio Itapanhaü, on dead trunk, c. per., with Drepanolejeunea bischleriana Porto & Grolle, ca 250m elev., 23°43'S, 46°03'W, 27 Sept 1990, SV 13166; -, Litoral Sul, Jureia near Peruibe, in rain forest on rotting log, c. per.,' 30m alt.,' 24°24'S^ 60 Journ. Hattori Bot, Lab. No. 71 1992 47°00'30"W, 19 Oct. 1990, SV & V 13295, both det. Grolle; -, Ilha de Säo Sebastiäo, western coast, rain forest on Rio da Toca, in füll shade at the base of a large tree, 270m elev., c. spor., 23°50/S, 45°20'W, 6 April 1991, SV 14377. Distr.: Grolle (1979) reported the species from West Africa (Cameroon, type) and mentioned the occurrence of the genus in SE Brazil (Estado Säo Paulo), Later on Gradstein and Hekking (1989) recorded H. cucullata from Guyana and Surinam, This species seems not to be very rare in the Guianas and SE Brazil äs there are numerous specimens in Utrecht and Jena (Grolle in litt. 1990). Lejeunea capensis Gott. Minas Gerais: Serra da Mantiqueira, semi-deciduos rain forest at Monte Verde, municipality of Camanducaia, epiphytic along the trau to Chapeu do Bispo, 1680m alt., c. per., 9 August 1986, SV& V 7462; -, -, along the road to the "Represa" below Pico Selado, epiphytic on Podocarpus, 1500m alt., c. per., both ca 22°49'S, 46°7'W, 11 May 1990, SV & V12677; -, Serra de Itatiaia National Park, road from Itamonte to Abrigo Rebougas, below Brejo da Lapa epiphytic in rain forest, 1950m alt., c. per., ca 22°28'S, 44°38'W, 2 June 1990, SV & V12771. Rio de Janeiro: Serra da Bocaina, trail from Cunha to Parati, near below the pass epiphytic on isolated tree in grassland, 1440m elev., c. per., 23°09'S, 44°49'W, 15 June 1990, SV & V12805. Säo Paulo: Serra da Mantiqueira, Campos do Jordäo, epiphytic on isolated tree near Capivari, 1700m alt., c. per., ca 22°44'S, 45°35"W, 15 June 1987, SV& V8529; -, Serra da Bocaina, Cunha, Sitio da Grama, epiphytic in humid secondary forest, 1400m elev., c. per., 23°09'S, 44°50'30"W, 28 Oct. 1989, SV & V11953, all ver. Vital. Lejunea capensis often grows mixed with other bryophytes e.g. Daltonia gracilis, Brachiolejeunea phyllorhiza, Streptopogon calymperes, and species of Frullania, Radula, and Plagiochila, and is thus easily overlooked in the field. Distr.: Central and South Africa, Madagascar, Arab Republic of Yemen. Recently reported from Brazil from the states of Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, and Säo Paulo äs new to the Western hemisphere by Giancotti & Vital (1989). New state record for Rio de Janeiro. We have collected L. capensis also in Venezuela: Estado Merida, Santo Domingo, epiphytic in humid secondary shrub near Hotel Los Frailes, a few plants among other bryophytes and lichens, 3000m alt., c. per., 16 Jan. 1990, SV & V12225JB. Lethocolea glossophylla (Spruce) Grolle. Espirito Santo: Serra do Caparaö, on shady humus on the right bank of Rio Jose Pedro somewhat below "Cachoeira bonita", with Triandrophyllum subtrifidum (Hook. f. & Tayl.) Fulf. & Hatch. and Hymenophyllum sp., 1780m elev., 20°24'S, 41°5Q'W, 21 July 1990, SV & V13046. Minas Gerais: Serra do Caparaö, on shady humus on the bank of Rio Caparaö between "Terreiräo" and Pico do Cristal, associated with Noteroclada conßuens Tayl. ex Hook. & Wils., Triandrophyllum subtrifidum, and Jensenia difformis (Nees) Grolle, 2150m alt., 42°26'S, 41°49'W, SV & V13067, det. Väna. Distr.: Widely distributed in Andean South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela). The genus Lethocolea is new to Brazil. AptycheJJa proligera (Broth.) Herz, Minas Gerais: Serra de Itatiaia National Park, on rotting log in rain forest near Brejo da Lapa, 2160m elev., ca 22°22'S, 44°39'W, 2 April 1988, SVr& V 9554; -, -, epiphytic, 2130m alt., 4 June 1989, SV & V 11202, both ver. Bück; -, -, rain forest below Brejo da Lapa, epiphytic, 2030m alt., 2 June 1990, SV & V 12775; -, Serra de Mantiqueira, subtropical semi-deciduos rain forest on the path to Pedra Partida near Monte Verde, municipality of Camanducaia, 2000m elev., ca 22°49'S, 45°58'W, 26 Oct. 1990, SV & V13319, Rio de Janeiro: Serra de Itatiaia, BR 354 between Engenheiro Passos and Itamonte, epiphytic near the pass, 1670m alt., 22°22'S, 44°46'W, 2 J:une 1989, SV & V 11149, ver. Bück; -, Vale das Cruzes near Maringä, municipality of Itatiaia, epiphytic in rain forest, 1650m alt., ca 22°18'S, 44°39'W, 11 Oct. 1990, SV & V A. SCHÄFER-VERWIMP: New or interesting records of Brazilian bryophytes, III 61 73266; -, Nova Friburgo, Pico da Caledonia, 2018m alt., 4 May 1988, D, P. da Costa 652, det. Bück (NY). Santa Catarina: Serra do Rio do Rastro, Urubici, epiphytic in small area of humid forest at the road to Morro da Igreja, 1750m alt., ca 28°03'S, 49°24'W, 22 Dec. 1988, SV & V10553, ver. Bück. Distr.: Since its description äs Rhaphidostegium proligerum by Brotherus (1908) from Brazil, A. proligera subsequently was mentioned in literature from Brazil only once by Brotherus (1925) (unspecified locality, probably the type specimen). It is reported, too, from Bolivia (Herzog 1916), Peru (Schultze-Motel & Menzel 1987), and Venezuela (Griffin et al. 1973). Aptychella proligera was collected by us in Brazil äs epiphyte or on rotting wood always in the high mountain zone between 1650m and 2160m altitude where fog is rather frequent, Barbula arcuata Griff. Goias: Alto Paraiso, Chapada dos Veadeiros, on humid soil on the right bank of Rio Säo Miguel west of the National Park, sometimes submerged, c. spor., 770m alt., ca 14° 11 'S, 47°52'W, 21 July 1988, SV 9867, det. Zander. Distr.: Barbula arcuata is widespread in the Old World from India to China, Japan, and western Oceania, and is known in the New World from Central America, the West Indies, and in Northern South America from Venezuela, Ecuador (Zander 1979), and Guyana (Mitten 1869, äs Tortula subulifolia (Süll.) Mitt, see also Florschütz-de Waard 1990). New to Brazil. Barbula indica (Hook.) Spreng, var. indica Bahia: BR 020, km 423 between Posse (Goias) and Barreiras, on sandy soil near creek, sometimes flooded, 800m elev., 13°32'S, 46°05'W, 10 July 1987, SV & V 8690, det. Zander. Minas Gerais: Serra da Mantiqueira, Camanducaia, ruderally at the edge of a road in Monte Verde, 1520m elev., ca 22°49'S, 46°07' W, 5 May 1990, SV & V12703; ~, Pogos de Caldas, ruderally near the top of Morro Säo Domingos, 1600 m alt., 20 April 1991, SV14427. Sergipe: BR 101, km 60 near Rosario, on sandy gravelled soil, well insolated, 40m alt., 10°40'S, 37°03'W, 9 July 1990, SV & V12938. Säo Paulo: Serra do Mär above Caraguatatuba, ruderally near the steep slope to the coast, 700m elev., 23°34'30"S, 45°27'30"W, 22 March 1989, SV & V 10927; -, Ubatuba, littoral, on humid shady rock NE of the center, 10m elev., 23°26'S, 45°04'W, 4 Oct. 1986, SV & V 7656, det. Zander; -, Serra de Paranapiacaba, Fazenda Intervales S of Capäo Bonito, ruderally in the middle of a road, c. spor., 800m elev., 24°21'S, 48°22'W, 20 April 1990, SV & V12595; -, Säo Paulo city, Morumbi, ruderally at the edge of Estrada do Morumbi, 750m elev., 27 May 1990, SV & V12746; -, Serra do Mär near Paranapiacaba between Säo Paulo and Santos, ruderally on gravelled ground near the transmitting Station, 1040m elev., 23°47'S, 46°17'W, l Sept. 1990, SV & V 13147; -, Serra do Mär near Parelheiros S of Säo Paulo city, on sandy-gravelled soil at railway Station Evangelista, with Marchantia chenopoda L. and Philonotis uncinata (Schwaegr.) Brid., 750m elev., 23°58'S, 46°39'W, 24 Sept. 1989, SV & V11796; -, Säo Bernardo do Campo, ruderally on gravelled ground at the road to Cubatäo along the Represa Billings, 700m elev., 23°49'S, 46°28'W, 16 Sept. 1990, SV & V13158. Distr.: Barbula indica var. indica is a polymorphic species occurring mainly in tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. In South America .previously known from Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and the Guianas (Zander 1979, Florschütz-de Waard 1990). Recently reported for the first time from Brazil (Espirito Santo) by Schäfer-Verwimp (1991). It seems to be quite common from southeastern to northeastern Brazil. . . . . . . . >• Barbula indica (Hook.) Spreng, var. gregaria (Mitt.) Zander. Paranä: Serra de Paranapiacaba, Adrianopolis, on sandy soil at rocky slope on the bank of Rio Ribeira, 220m elev., 24°40'S, 49° l'W, 2 May 1987, SV & V 8440, det. Zander. Distr.: This var. with massive, brown, elliptical to spherical, many-celled propagulae was previously known only from Japan (asÄ horrinervis Saito) and from Canada (Zander 1979). New to South America. r 62 Journ. Hattori Bot. Lab. No. 71 1992 Bartramia hallerana Hedw. Minas Gerais: Serra de Caparao National Park, path from "Terreiräo" to the Pico do Cristal, under rock in gully of Rio Caparaö, c. spor., 2170m alt., 42°26'S, 41°49'W, 22 July 1990, SV & V13078, det./ver. Griffin, III. Distr.: Nearly cosmopolitan at higher altitudes or latitudes. New to Brazil, and in South America the first record outside the Andes. Crossomitrium epiphyllum (Mitt.) C. Müll. Säo Paulo: Litoral Sul, Itanhaem, epiphytic in secondary shrub on the edge of banana plantations of the Fazenda Aurea near the Rio Branco, 20m alt., 24°01'S, 46°42'W, 24 May 1989, SV & V11139, det. Bück. Distr.: The genus Crossomitrium was recently monographed by Allen (1990). Crossomitrium epiphyllum is widely distributed in Central America, the West Indies, and in South America from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. New to Brazil and the first record from subtropical South America. Didymodon rigidulus Hedw. emend. Zand. var. rigidulus Minas Gerais: Serra da Mantiqueira, Säo Francisco dos Campos, municipality of Delfim Moreira, on open soil near Hotel Pousada do Baräo, 1550m elev., 22°35'S, 45°18'W, 25 Sept. 1988, SV & V10039, det. Zander; -, -, Monte Verde, municipality of Camanducaia, in the village on sunny stone wall of a pool, 1450 m elev., and in great quantity on shady stone wall of a garden in the Rua do Sino, 1580m alt., both ca 22° 49'S, 46°07"W, 28 Oct. 1990, SV & V13332, 13330. All cited specimens with numerous propagula. Distr.: Europe, Asia, northern Africa, North, Central, and South America. New to Brazil. In view of the nature of the collection sites the species could be easily introduced into the area. At the first locality cited above there was found Pseudoscleropodium purum (Hedw.) Fleisch, which was probably introduced into the area, too (SchaferVerwimp 1989). In Monte Verde there are many weekened houses of Europeans who have brought numerous higher plants from their native countries to Brazil for their gardens. So in all probability Didymodon rigidulus - or at least propagula of it - was introduced from Europe. Diphyscium ulei C. Müll. (Fig. 3) Mato Grosso: Chapada dos Guimaräes NE of Cuiaba, canyon forest near waterfall Veu da Noiva, on shady rock in creek, 520m elev., 15°28'S, 55°49'W, 15 July 1989, SV & V11417JA. Rio de Janeiro: Serra de Itatiaia near Penedo, municipality of Itatiaia, on shady rock on riverbank, 700m elev., ca 22°25'S, 44°32'W, 26 July 1990,SF<£ V13132; -, Teresöpolis, Serra dos Örgäos National Park, on very shady rock in rain forest at the path to Pedra do Sino, 1320m elev., 22°27'S, 43°2'W, 23 July 1990, SV & V13097. Säo Paulo: Serra do Mär between Mogi das Cruzes and Bertioga, rain forest on Rio Itapanhaü, on very shady rock in little creek, c. spor., 80m elev., 23°44'S, 46°3'W, 27 June 1989, SV 11240; -, -, on very shady rock at the path to the waterfall, 170m elev., 23°43'S, 46°3"W, 3 Sept. 1989, SV 11639; Ilha de Säo Sebastiäo, South coast, on shady rock in gully of Ribeiräo da Laje, one plant with sporophyte, 110m elev.-, 23°56'S, 45°24'W, 7 April 1990, SV 12566; -, -, primary rain forest on western slope, on very shady rock, associated with Leskeodon aristatus (Geh. & Hampe) Broth., 540m elev., 23°51'S, 45°21'W, 7 Oct. 1990,SV& V13197; -, Serra do Mär near Paranapiacaba between Säo Paulo and Santos, humid secondary forest at western slope, on several rocks, c. spor., 860m elev., 23°47'S, 6°17'W, l Sept. 1990, SV & V 13139; -, Serra do Mär above Caraguatatuba, humid secondary forest on the road to Natividade da Serra, on shady rocks, c. spor., 750m elev., 23°34'S, 45°27'W, 6 Oct. 1990, SV & V13173. Diphyscium ulei was found by us mostly on shady rocks in dense forests, rarely on rocks more insolated but consistently without direct sunlight. It is usually growing in A. SCHÄFER-VERWIMP: New or interesting records of Brazilian bryophytes, III 63 12 FIG. 3. Diphyscium ulei C. Müll, l fertile plant. 2 leaves. 3 perichaetial leaves. 4 upper part of lamina of inner perichaetial leaf. 5 leaf cells at margin of upper lamina of inner perichaetial leaf. 6 leaf tip of perichaetial leaf. 7 median leaf cells. 8 basal cells of perichaetial leaf (at the shoulder). 9 capsule. 10 operculum and calyptra. 11 spores (5-10/zm). 12 leaf in transition zone between normal leaves and perichaetial leaves. Scales: 1: A =1,5 mm. 2, 3, 9, 10, 12: A=lmm. 5, 6, 7, 8: A=100^m. 4: B = 0.5mm. (All figures afterSK<£ V 13139.) pure mats but often sterile and then easily overlooked if not recognized äs this species. Distr.: Brazil, Guyana. Described by Müller (1897) from the Serra dos Örgäos, state of Rio de Janeiro. 90 years later it was reported by Lisboa and Yano (1987) from Amazonas, collected by W. R. Bück, and Rondönia, collected by W. E. Reese. In spite of the few literature reports the species seems to be rather 64 Journ. Hattori Bot. Lab. No. 71 1992 frequent in southeastern Brazil. New state records for Mato Grosso and Säo Paulo. Just recently reported by Bück (1990) äs new to Guyana. Ditrichum crinale (Tayl.) O. Kuntze Espirito Santo: Serra de Caparao National Park, on shady rock on right bank of Rio Jose Pedro, sometimes submerged, 2300m alt., 20°24'S, 41°50'W, 20 July 1989, SV & V11539. Minas Gerais: Serra de Caparaö National Park, on shady humid rock on the Rio Caparao between "Terreiräo" and Pico do Cristal, 2170m alt., 20°25,5'S, 41°49'W, 22 July 1990, SV & V13072, both det. Griffin, III. Distr.: Previously known from Central and Andean South America. New to Brazil, and in South America the first record outside the Andes. Eobruchia bruchioides (C. Müll.) Bück Rio de Janeiro: Serra de Itatiaia National Park, high mountain zone near Abrigo Rebou?s, on humid black humus on the path to the Agulhas Negras, 2430m elev., c. spor., ca 22°23'S, 44°41'W, 3 June 1989, SV & V U175, ver. Bück. The species was growing in great quantity on open humus in a region which was destroyed by fire some weeks or a few months before, One year later we have seen the species once more at the same locality. Distr.: Previously known only from the type collection made by Ule in the Serra de Itatiaia from 2000 m altitude (Ule 279) and a second collection by him from the same locality (Ule 220), both made in 1894. Ephemerum spinulosum Bruch & Schimp Mato Grosso do Sul: Corumba, Pantanal, Fazenda Santa Clara, on soil in grassland, submerged during rainy season, 120m elev., c. spor., with Micromitrium and Ephemerum spp., 25 May 1987, SV 8460, det. Snider. Distr.: Widely distributed in eastern North America from Maine and Quebec south to Florida and Louisiana, Saskatchewan, Nebrasca, Cuba. New to South America. Ganguleea angulosa (Broth. & Dix.) Zand. = Merceyopsis angulosa Broth. & Dix. = Weisiopsis angulosa (Broth. & Dix.) Hilp. Rio de Janeiro: Serra de Itatiaia near Penedo, municipality of Itatiaia, on vertical face of a shady rock on riverbank, c. spor., 700m elev., ca 22°25'S, 44°32'W, 20 April 1987, SV 8403, det. Zander. Distr.: The monotypic genus was recently described by Zander (1989). Ganguleea angulosa was previously known only from the Himalayas of India and Nepal. Zander's record of "southeastern Brazil" is based on the above cited specimen. It is the first record for the Southern and Western hemisphere. Helicodontium pervirens (C. Müll.) Par. Paranä: Foz do Iguacu National Park, on shady rock in rain forest on the right bank of Rio Igua?u above the falls, 160m alt., 25°38'S, 54°27'W, 3 Febr. 1988, SV & V 9318. Distr.: Previously known from several collections from Argentina, Provincia de Missiones (Herzog 1952). The single Brazilian collection from Rio Grande do Sul is the type of Rigodium pterigynandroides (Broth.) Broth. (Zomlefer & Bück 1990). Bück (1980) pointed out that H. pervirens "is closely related to H, capillare (Hedw.) Jaeg. but diflers in the presence of a prominent spine at the apex of the costa. The leaves are more serrate than those of H, capillare,'" Our specimens 9318 and 9337 - the latter one from the Argentinean side of the Iguagu-falls - have strongly serrate leaves and apex of costa generally projecting äs a prominent spine but also with apex of A. SCHÄFER-VERWIMP: New or interesting records of Brazilian bryophytes, III 65 costa nearly smooth even on the same plant. The few capsules of our Argentinean collection are erect. Hyophüa minutissima (Mitt.) Jaeg. Goias: Alto Paraiso, Chapada dos Veadeiros, epiphytic in dense forest above Rio Säo Miguel, c. spor., 950m elev,, ca 14°11'S, 47°50'W, 23 July 1988, SV & V 9906, det. Zander. Distr.: From Brazil previously known only from the type collection made by 'Gardner more than 120 years ago. Also reported from Bolivia. Leucomium steerei Allen & Veling. Rio de Janeiro: Teresopolis, Serra dos Örgäos National Park, in rain forest on shady humid rock, c. spor., 1170m elev., ca 22°27'S, 43°01'W, 31 July 1986, SV & V 7423, det. Allen. Distr.: Leucomium steerei was recently described from Venezuela (Allen 1987) and was previously known only from a few collections from the Guayana highlands of southeastern Venezuela and western Guyana. New to Brazil. Leucophanes molleri C. Müll. = L. brasiliense Broth. = L. calymperatum C. Müll. Säo Paulo: Serra do Mär between Mogi das Cruzes and Bertioga, epiphytic in rain forest on the right bank of Rio Itapanhaü, 170m elev., 23°43'S, 46°03'W, 29 June 1989,5^.7.7245; -, -, on rotting branches near the path to the waterfall, 170m elev., 31 Aug. 1989, SV 11631; -, Ilha de Säo Sebastiäo, western coast, epiphytic in rain forest on Rio da Toca, 170m elev., 23°50'S, 45°20'W, 11 Febr. 1990, SV 12505; -, -, epiphytic on small tree, 250m alt., 6 April 1991, SV 14375. Distr.: Africa, West Indies, Central and South America (Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador). In southeastern Brazil it is a rather rare species. It was described äs L. brasiliense from two collections made by Schiffner in 1901 near Säo Paulo. Yano (1975: 146) supposed in her monographic treatment of Leucobryaceae that this species probably has disappeared äs a consequence of deforestation and pollution. Thus the species is redescovered after 90 years in southeastern Brazil. Recently L. molleri was reported by Yano (1982) from several collections from Brazilian Amazonia (äs L. brasiliense and L. calymperatum), EarlierL. brasiliense was regarded äs an endemic species of Brazil until Salazar-Allen (1986) placed both L. brasiliense and L. calymperatum under synonymy of L. molleri. Lindbergia patentifolia Dix. Santa Catarina: Serra do Rio do Rastro, Urubici, epiphytic in a small area of humid forest along the road to Morro da Igreja, c. spor., 1750m alt., ca 28°03'S, 49°24'W, 22 Dec. 1988, SV & V10544, det. Bück. Distr.: The genus Lindbergia is new to Brazil. Lindbergia patentifolia was previously known only from Central, East, and South Africa. Thus i. patentifolia can be added to the list of montane forest taxa with the disjunct distribution Africa - South America. Mokndoa sendtneriana (B,, S. & G.) Limpr. Minas Gerais: Cordisburgo, Gruta de Maquine, on shady lime turf near the entrance of the cavern, 860 m elev., 19°06'S, 44°22'W, 28 Sept. 1987, V9071/b; -, Lagoa Santa, Gruta da Lapinha, on shady lime turf, 640m elev., 19°34'S, 43°56'W, 28 July 1988, SV 9970, both det. Zander. Santa Catarina: Serra do Corvo Branco, pass road between Urubici and Gräo Parä, on vertical face of shady humid rock near below the summit of the pass, with Anoectangium aestivum (Hedw.) Mitt. and Eustichia longirostris (Brid.) Britt., 1100 m alt., ca 28°00'S, 49°21'W, 30 Dec. 1990, SV & V13509. Distr.: Widespread though uncommon in Europe, Asia, Arctic America including Greenland, North, Central, and South America; in South America along the Andes from Colombia to Northern Argentina, see 66 Journ. Hattori Bot. Lab. No. 71 1992 distribution map in Zander (1977: 239). Previously not reported from Brazil. In South America the first record outside the Andes. Pohlia camptotrachela (Ren. & Card.) Broth, Rio de Janeiro: Serra de Itatiaia, on shady soil at path near Maromba, municipality of Itatiaia, associated with Neesioscyphus argillaceus (Nees) Grolle, Jungermannia amoena Lindenb. & Gott., and Itatiella ulei (Broth. ex C. Müll.) Smith, 1450m elev., 22°20'S, 44°33'W, 17 April 1987; SV& V 8327. Säo Paulo: Serra da Bocaina, on shady soil near the entrance to the National Park at Säo Jose do Barreiro, with Nessioscyphus argillaceus and Riccardia sp., 1500m elev., ca 22°47'S, 44°38'W, 16 April 1988, SV & V 9601, det. Shaw; -, -, Cunha, on shady soil at the path to Pedra Marcela below Sitio da Grama, 1270m elev., 23°09'S, 44°51'W, 17 June 1990, SV & V12831; -, Serra da Mantiqueira, Pindamonhangaba, on humid shady soil at roadside to Campos do Jordäo, with Neesioscyphus argillaceus and Pilopogon gracilis (Hook.) Brid., 1550m elev., 22° 44'S, 45°39'W, 18 April 1986, SV & V 6874. Distr.: Primarily known from the Northern Hemisphere from Europe and western North America. Fife (1984) recorded this species for the first time äs disjunct in the Southern Hemisphere from New Zealand. New to South America. Pohlia tenuifolia (Mitt.) Jaeg, Rio de Janeiro: Serra de Itatiaia, humid soil on roadside between Resende and Visconde de Maua, c. spor., ca 800m elev., 22°22'S, 44°29'W, 16 April 1987, SV 8309, det. Shaw. Säo Paulo: Serra da Mantiqueira, Pindamonhangaba, on humid soil in gully on the road to Campos do Jordäo, c. spor., 1250m alt., 22°45'S, 45°39'W, 21 April 1986, SV 6955; -, Serra da Mantiqueira, Campos do Jordäo, on shady soil near Minalba, c. spor., 1380m elev., 22°38'S, 45°30'W, 9 April 1989, SV & V11037; -, Serra da Bocaina, Cunha, on shady soil at the path from Sitio da Grama to Pedra Marcela, c. spor., 1400m alt., 23°09'S, 44°50'W, 15 June 1990, SV & V12825. Distr.: Common in New Zealand, more rarely in Australia and South America (Chile, Brazil). From Brazil previously known only from the type of Mielichhoferia brachycarpa Broth. from Petropolis, state of Rio de Janeiro (Shaw & Fife 1985). TaxiphyUum taxirameum (Mitt.) Fleisch. Säo Paulo: Serra' de Paranapiacaba, Eldorado, Caverna do Diabo, in rain forest on shady limestone, 500 m elev., ca 24°37'S, 48°21'W, 29 April 1989, SV & V11082, det. Ireland; -, -, Fazenda Intervales South of Capäo Bonito, on limestone in rain forest at the "Gruta da Bocaina", 750m elev., ca 24°22'S, 48°22'W, 21 April 1990, SV & V 12615; -, -, on shady limestone in rain forest near the entrance of the "Gruta dos Morcegos", 800m alt., ca 24°21'S, 48°21'W, 22 April 1990, SV & V12652. Distr.: Widely distributed in Southeastern and Eastern Asia, Australia, Oceania, North, Central, and northern South America. New to Brazil. Since TaxiphyUum machrisianum Crum was transferred to Isopterygium, this is the first record of the genus for Brazil. Tortula papülosa Wils. Santa Catalina: Säo Joaquim, epiphytic in a garden near the center, 1420m elev., 28°18'S, 49°57"W, 23 Dec. 1988, SV & V10570, ver. Zander. Distr.: Tortula papillosa is widely distributed in Europe, Central and South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North America, Mexico; in South America previously known from Colombia, Ecuador, and southern South America. New to Brazil. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. My thanks go to Drs. B. Allen, W. R. Bück, S. R. Gradstein, D. Griffin, III, R. Grolle, R. R. Ireland, J. Shaw, J. A. Snider, J. Väna, D. M. Vital, and R. H. Zander for determining or commenting on specimens. Without their valuable help this paper A. SCHÄFER-VERWIMP: New or interesting records of Brazilian bryophytes, III 67 would not have been written. Special thanks are due to Drs. W. R. Bück and R, Grolle for critically reading the manuscript I would also like to thank Drs. P. Geissler and D, M. Vital for Information and providing literature. REFERENCES Allen, B. H. 1987. 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