Novedades en Huperzia Bernh. (Lycopodiaceae) de Costa Rica
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Rojas Alvarado, Alexander Francisco
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Universidad de Costa Rica
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Se describe una especie nueva y se amplía la distribución de dos especies más de Huperzia (Lycopodiaceae) en Costa Rica. La nueva especie H. oellgaardii A. Rojas se compara con H. taxifolia (Sw.) Trevis. y difiere por varias características que se detallan en la descripción de la especie. H. chiricana (Maxon) Holub y H. lancifolia (Maxon) Holub se registran de nuevas localidades de Costa Rica.
ONE NEW SPECIES AND TWO NEW RECORDS OF Huperzia (Lycopodiaceae) from Costa Rica are included here. The new species, H. oellgaardii A.Rojas is compared to H. taxifolia (Sw.) Trevis. and differs by subdimorphic leaves (vs. monomorphic), sterile leaves 2.5-3.5 mm wide (vs. 1.5-2.5 mm wide), fertile leaves 1.5-3.0 mm wide [vs. 1.0-1.5 (-2.0) mm wide] and distribution (1800-2900 m vs. 600-2300 m). H. chiricana (Maxon) Holub was collected in Volcán Turrialba and H. lancifolia (Maxon) Holub in Jicotea of Turrialba and Cerro Pittier of Coto Brus, Costa Rica.
ONE NEW SPECIES AND TWO NEW RECORDS OF Huperzia (Lycopodiaceae) from Costa Rica are included here. The new species, H. oellgaardii A.Rojas is compared to H. taxifolia (Sw.) Trevis. and differs by subdimorphic leaves (vs. monomorphic), sterile leaves 2.5-3.5 mm wide (vs. 1.5-2.5 mm wide), fertile leaves 1.5-3.0 mm wide [vs. 1.0-1.5 (-2.0) mm wide] and distribution (1800-2900 m vs. 600-2300 m). H. chiricana (Maxon) Holub was collected in Volcán Turrialba and H. lancifolia (Maxon) Holub in Jicotea of Turrialba and Cerro Pittier of Coto Brus, Costa Rica.
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Pteridophyta, Lycopodiaceae, Huperzia, Costa Rica, Pteridophyta, Lycopodiaceae, Huperzia, Costa Rica