The typification, defining features and geographical range of Calymperes couguiense Besch. (Calymperaceae, Musci)

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by  Len T Ellis

Bull. nat. Hist.Mus. Land. (Bot.)32(2): 153-156 Issued28November2002
The features and
typification, defining
geographical range of Calymperes couguiense
Besch. (Calymperaceae, Musci)
LEN T. ELLIS
DepartmentofBotany, TheNaturalHistoryMuseum, CromwellRoad, LondonSW75BD
SYNOPSIS. AneotypeisproposedforCalymperescouguienseBesch.andthefeaturesareoutlinedbywhichthespeciesmay
bedistinguishedfromC.subintegrumBroth,andC.porrectumMitt.Owingtoitsconfusionwiththeselatterspecies,mostreports
ofitsoccurrenceinMalesiaareerroneous.ThedistributionofC.couguienseincludesNEAustraliaandtheislandsofthePacific
asfareastastheTuamotuArchipelago.
Researchforthispaperwasinspiredbythediscoverythat,contrary tion, Calymperescouguienserequires neotypification. Theauthen-
tocitationsintheliterature,theholotypeofCalymperescouguiense ticmaterial, Vieillard1776inBescherelle'sherbarium(BM),ishere
Besch. is notinBescherelle's herbarium (BM). Anexaminationof proposed asthe neotype.
manyspecimensidentifiedasC. couguienserevealedalong-stand-
ing confusion of this species with some forms of Calymperes Taxonomy
porrectum Mitt, and Calymperes subintegrum Broth. These prob- Calymperes subintegrum Broth., C. porrectum Mitt, and C.
lemsoftypification and identificationareaddressedbelow. couguienseBesch.allpossesssimilarstronglydimorphicleaves(i.e.
erect, lineargemmiferousleaves, largelyconsistingofthickcostae
Cal(y1m8p7e3)r.esTcyopeu:guNieenwseCBaelsecdho.niian,AnBna.laSdcei.,NaVtie.iBlolta.rdse1r.775,61(8:BM2!0-6 n(Fairgr.owIeb)rcwohsitcaheaprnodjercetlaatibvoevleybarocaadnolpaymionfalvebgleatdaetsiv(eFigl.ealvae)s).with
neotype, designatedhere; S!-isotype?). CollectionsofCalymperessubintegrumandofdiminutiveforms
Calymperes setosum Mull. Hal. in J. Mus. Godeffroy 3(6): 64 of Calymperes porrectum have often been misidentified as C.
(1874). Type: Samoa, Upolu, Graeffe s.n. (BM!, S!-isotypes). couguiense. Thishasledtoamisrepresentationofthelatterspecies
CalymperesmarginatumDixoninProc.Linn.Soc.NewSouthWales both in herbaria and in recent literature. Forexample, the illustra-
5G5r:e2e7n5wo(1o9d304)7.4T(yBpMe!:-Fhiojil,otVyapneu)a.Levu,3000ft,December1922, tCi.onpsoorfreCc.tcuomu,guainednsReeebsyeE,ddKyop(o1n99e0n)&mosNtolryridsepi(c1t98l6ea)ffcietaetdureosnloyf
CalymperespseudopodianumE.B.BartraminOccas. Pap. Bernice misidentifiedmaterialintheiraccountofthespecies.
Pauahi Bishop Mus. 10(10): 7 (1933). Type: Pacific Islands, The distinguishing features of Calymperes couguiense, C.
TuamotuArchipelago,Makatea,3March 1930,Emorys.n. (FH- porrectumandC.subintegrumareoutlinedinakeyanddiscussedin
detail below.
holotype).
Key features ofCalymperesporrectum Mitt., C.
Typification
subintegrum Broth, and C. couguiense Besch.
Therehas been some misapprehension with regardtothetypifica-
t(i1o8n7o3f)CcailteydmpaetryepsecsopuegcuiimeennsefrBoemscNh.ewInCtahleepdroontoilao-gu'eA,dBecsocrhtiecreesllien 1 cNholno-rgoepmhmylilfoesreoulsamlienaavessmoreoctuhrvaedn,d cfolastt;alsemafootmha,rgicenllwsitohf
monteCougui(BALANSA)'.Reese&Mohamed(1985)andReese intramarginalpolystratoserib,serrate(Fig. Ir,t)
& Stone (1995) citedthis specimen as being housed in BM. How- Calymperesporrectum
ever,theholotypeofCalymperescouguiense(Balansas.n.)isnotin Non-gemmiferousleaveserecttospreading,costascabridtosome
BBeMschoerrienlloet'hserhelirkbealryihuemrb(aBriMa)ealnsedwihseorteyp(eFsH,haHv,eLn,oMtEbLee,nMfOo,unNdYi,n daengdr/eoer,dcoerlslaslosfurcfhalcoersopohfylthleosleealf;amlienaafmparorjgeicntiwnigthfroormwtihtehovuetntrriabl,
PC, S). Hitherto, a non-type collection in BM, identified as C. subentiretodenticulate 2
couguienseby Bescherelle (1895), appears to have been mistaken 2 Cells ofchlorophyllose lamina 7.5-15(->20) x 5-10(-12.5) \un,
forthetypespecimen.Althoughannotatedastypematerialbyrecent dorsallyflat(occasionallyunipapillose)(Fig. 1m,o)
authorities, it is clearly labelled 'Nov. Caled. Balade Vieillard No. Calymperessubintegrum
1776'. In Moller's herbarium (S) there is an apparent duplicate of
Vieillard 1776whichhasalsobeenmistakenfortypematerial.The Cells of chlorophyllose lamina <5-10(-12.5) x 5-7.5(-10) urn,
outerpacketofthisspecimenismarked'Vieillard1776'andstamped dorsallyunipapillose(invariably)(Fig. IdC,ail)ymperescouguiense
TYPUS'. Confusingly, the inner packet bears a label with the
collection details ofVieillard 1776followed immediately by those For an illustrated account of Calymperes porrectum Mitt, with
ofBalansas.n.Thisispossiblyarenditionofthespecimencitation synonymy see Eddy (1990), and see Ellis (1991) for a similar
ptuhnuecbelcriotsnahtieendn.tbsyoBfetshceheparceklelte.(T1h8e95t)rureatohreirgitnhaonfathisspescpifeiccimreefnerreenmcaeintso tcMrooeuhanttamsmeoenftdCo(af1l9y8Cm5ap)le,yrmRepeseercseoe,usgKusoiuepbnoisnneteeBngers&ucmhN.oBrirrnoictslhu.(d1eR9te8hc6o)esneatnbdyusRReefeueelsseeac&&-
IntheabsenceofmaterialclearlyidentifiableasBalansa'scollec- Stone (1995).
TheNaturalHistoryMuseum,2002
154 L.T.ELLIS
a, b d-k, m-t
mm
0. 5 200 Lim 50
jum
Fig.1a-k.CalymperescouguienseBesch.a-c.leaves(a:non-gemmiferousleaf,b:gemmiferousleaf(gemmaemissing),c:apexofgemmiferousleafin
lateralview);d-g.cellsofleafinsurfaceview(d:chlorophylloselamina(ventralview),e,f:marginofchlorophylloselimb(ventralview),g:marginat
midhyalinebase),h-k.cross-sectionsofchlorophylloselimb(h:costa,i:lamina,j,k:margin).1-p.CalymperessubintegrumBroth.1.apexof
gemmiferousleafinlateralview,m,n.cellsofchlorophylloselimbinsurfaceview(m:lamina(ventralview),n:margin),o,p.cross-sectionsof
chlorophylloselimb(o:lamina,p:margin),q-t.CalymperesporrectumMitt,q,r.chlorophylloselimbinsurfaceview(q: lamina,r: margin),s,t.cross-
sectionsofchlorophylloselimb(s:costa,t:laminaandmargin),a,c.DrawnfromSocietyIslands,DeSloover20962(H).b,e,g-j.DrawnfromNew
Caledonia, Vieillard 1776(BM).d.DrawnfromAustralia,Stone 18577(MEL),f,k.DrawnfromSamoa,Graeffes.n.(BM).1,m,o.Drawnfrom
Australia,Stone23095(MEL),n,p.DrawnfromNewGuinea,Zanten 149c(BM).q-t.DrawnfromNewIreland,Eddy6333(BM).
TYPICATIONOFCALYMPERESCOUGUIENSE 155
DISCUSSION. Shoots of Calymperesporrectum possess strongly preferences with C. porrectum and C. subintegrum, occurring on
recurved non-gemmiferous leaves with a smooth costa (Fig. Is) tree boles, twigs and dead wood. Well-developed turfs of C.
andchlorophylloselamina(Fig. It). Thelaminalchlorocystsform couguiensehavealsobeencollectedon sandysoil.
a largely flat surface, butare sometimes very slightly protuberant
ventrally. In surface view they reach <5-10(-12.5) x <5-10(- DISTRIBUTION. CalymperescouguienseBesch.islargelyaspecies
ra1to2eu.d5n)dreijdba,ml,itehssamnwaeltllhleorwsioetnihnianvCe.trhaseguemb,airnagtniedngrmouofmrte(hseierelreebagfeu,lloaawrn)ld.yepAxotldeyingfdfosenrafelnrtooim-r oo1fc9c8tu6hr;ereRPneacecesifeiinc&JiasSvltaaonnadesn,da1nN9d8e7wn,orG1tu9hi9en5a)estaaerp(npReeAeausrset,troaKlboieap.ounnRseeunppopr&otrsMtoeordfribisty,s
the leaf base to near the apex. Above the hyaline lamina it be- specimens. Misidentified collections from the Malay Peninsula
gcisniuotnrmeaferlavscaellsap(moFgliiiygnv.saet,srItar)(ti.o2ses-Aed)tjo3aa-snc5ude(bnt-rt>pir6ato)nojgeutcchletialssrl,srsiolbwfi,tigehdatneln,myaurlifrtsoriwcofe,mollruutmnlhieaesdrt,,rdatotweroeshstaiehlc(mhFlaiergaa-.tf fN(BuSYMrp)t)ahrerNereep3wrw2re1osI3enrbnge,tllayaBnMddd)i(em,tEiedJnrduamytviia6nv1e(e6dF5fl,ceooirBlsmMlce)hoce,ftriaCo7nan0dl,yfNBmrepoMemw,rNGeFuseHip,wnoeNrGaYrue;(icZnStaecnuahtmie(fMnZfinat1ent9r.t0eaA3n,,
eIxr)c.urIrnentg;emgmeimfmeareouasrelperaovdeuscetdheincaosctlaustisersfcraobmritdheacnodstaslliagphetxl.y f1o4r9ct,hiBsMp)resisenCtalsytumdpye,reonslsyubaisnitnegglreumcolBlreoctthi.onOffrthoemmNateewriaBlristeaeinn
Adjacent to the cluster of gemmae some superficial costal cells (Streimann 40215, NY) indicates the presence of Calymperes
become elongated and finger-shaped. couguiense inMalesia.
erecItntoCsaplryemapdeirnegsansdubpionssteesgsrummorteheornloens-sgsecmambriifdecroosutsae.leTahveescealrles couOgrubiaenns(e1a99n5d)Reideesneti&fieSdtosnpeec(i1m9e87n)scfirteodmMtahueriSteiyucsheasllaesstaatsioCn..
of the chlorophyllose lamina are flat dorsally (occasionally Unfortunately, the material on which the lattercitation is presum-
u(Fniigp.apilol)l.osIen),sburuftapcreojveicetwactuhteeylyrefarcohm7t.h5e-v1e5n(tr-a>l20s)urfxac5e-1o0f(t-h1e2l.e5a)f habilsypibdausmedRe(nBaaullfdou&rCsa.nr.d,otN.Y) represents a form of Calymperes
jam, and are mostly subrectangular (Fig. 1m). A narrow, SPECIMENS EXAMINED. Calymperes couguiense Besch. Australia.
intramarginal, unistratose (rarely bistratose) rib of linear cells is Queensland: Cook, Cairns, Crystal Cascades, 16 55' S 145 46' E, July
usually apparent. Adjacent to this, a single row ofsubrectangular 1979, Stone 15334 pro parte (MEL),15349 pro parte (MEL); Cook,
cells (ventrally and dorsally flat) forms a subentire to denticulate Bellenden KerNational Park, GoldsburghTrack, The Boulders, 6 km W.
margin(Fig. In,p). Unlike in C.porrectumand C. couguiense,the ofBabinda, 17July 1987, Stone & Reese24451 (MEL); Cook, rainforest
ctohestaleianfthaepegxe.mmTihfiesriosusfolremaveedsobfyC.asnuabrirnotwegbraunmdceoafselsajmuisntab,elaonwd iBnabsiandddal,e 7beJtuwleyen19B8a7r,tleReFerseer,eSatnodneBe&lleSntdoenne K1e7r03r8ang(eNsY,);8 CkomokW,.Motf
gl(iFekiegm.mcea1l1el).saAmrdaejyapcrpeorndotutcrtueoddtehoefnrlcoylumfstrtheoermesdtuhrgefeavmceenmtoarfaeltahsefurcefowsatceael.oonUfgntafhtoeerdtc,uonsfatitanlegletyri,-p M(B1eM4ol5EslLse)m2n,1da'en2nE4,G1Ko21err2gS,ee(,pM1t7MEeLam)yb1,e6'1r294S71519,281634S,5t(oSMnt5eEo1Ln'8e)8;E32,74C04op6or1Soke,p(paMMtrEteoLems)b(s,eMmrE2aL4n1)09,4G856o1,r(2g0MSe3Et,7oLn)1pe6;ro2C24po8a1o'r2kt1,Se
thedispositionofgemmaeandlaminaisoftenobscuredbydamage, (MEL);Cook, Mossman, RexCreek, 16 28'S 145 16'E, 30June 1982,
orinwell-developedleaves,bythebackwardflexingoftheleaftip. Stone 19642 pro parte (MEL); Cook, Wooroonooran National Park,
In practical terms, this slightly limits the value of the apices of Josephine Falls, 17 25' 58" S 145 51' 32" E, 19 August 1986, Stone
gemmiferous leaves asareliabledistinguishingfeature. 23904(MEL);Cook,Cardstone,Tully, 17 55'S 145 55'E,20May 1985,
In Calymperes couguiense the non-gemmiferous leaves have a Stone23113 (MEL); North Kennedy, KennedyBay, 17 58'S 146 04'E,
similardisposition to those in C. subintegrum and are nevernota- 16May 1982, Stone 18573 proparte (MEL), 18577 (MEL);9July 1982,
bly recurved. They have scabrid costae (Fig. Ih), and the cells of Stone 19987 (MEL), 20000 (MEL); North Kennedy, Cardwell, Conn
the chlorophyllose lamina are ventrally acutely protuberant and CKreenenke,dy1,8Ca1r5'dwSell1,45St4o3n'eyE,C8reAeuk,gus1t8 13958'0,SS1t4o5ne 4186'33E7, (21MEJLu)l;y N1o9r7t9h,
dorsally unipapillose (Fig. li). Superficially they are visibly Trovers 14876 pro parte (MEL), 20 May 1982, Stone 18666 pro parte
smallerthan those ofC. porrectum and C. subintegrum, reaching (MEL); North Kennedy, Tully, Kooroomool Creek, 17 52' S 145 42'E,
<5_10(-12.5) x 5-7.5(-10) (am (Fig. Id). Above the hyaline 25 May 1982,Stone 18803proparte(MEL).NewBritain. Hoskins,town
lamina, the leafmargins are often formed by a subentire to den- area, 5 26' S 150 25' E, 16 February 1989, Streimann 40215 (NY).
ticulate, polystratoserib (Fig. le,j, k). This sometimes appearsto Mariana Islands. Guam, limestone forest 6 miles N. ofAgana, 13 No-
be intramarginal, particularly when seen in surface view. In the vember 1945, Holland21 (FH). New Caledonia. Balade, Vieillard 1776
leavesofmany specimensthemarginal/intramarginalribispoorly (BM, S). Fiji. Viti Levu, Suva, 25 January 1923, Greenwood477 (FH);
daclopeasivmtceiaelnsoaapsnniedamdirglrteaoormwastmobasitenehtnootpsrte(ohFoedifugc.cCoe.sdtIpfa)oli-rnarTapeheccextl,uugmsi,ettsemwrmdiiiftsfrhteoaarmlno-tumehosxesctulcreocraseetlvnlaetsls,,tpasiopnc.sadsbTerthsihesde JMAVVauraatdctnidhaua'i,uasplBeuCLrlreyaavvtiagulenolr,.a,JgrDMeN,aesWk.cLnaee.tfrme(iabaFmge,H,ar)23;B7a1MTy9Jaa,2uur2l,2c,y4h4G1OO9r1cc39et8t3eo,o0bn,bHeweaErorrmor11odi99r5s33y494,7,1s4I.3Ynr.uw((niB(FncFMHkH))1)e,.2.r249SS12(oa44FcmH3i(o)eFa.(tH.Fy)TH;!uIT)sauU;ltpmauoToniladltuusan,.,,
distal-most superficial cellsofthe costaareelongated, finger-like Tahiti: Gaugin Museum, 26 May 1988, Hegewald & Hegewald 11477
with rounded ends; they form a regular to irregular fringe at the (MO), Insel Huahine, Hegewald& Hegewald 11442 (MO); Moorea, au-
base ofthe crown-like clusterofgemmae (Fig. le). These sterile, dessusdupointdevueduBelvedere, 11 July 1975,DeSloover20962(H,
projecting cells are a consistently well-developed feature in col- NY).
lections ofC. couguiense. SPECIMENSMISIDENTIFIEDAS CALYMPERESCOUGUIENSEBESCH.
Calymperes boulayi Besch. - Australia. Queensland: along 'Sullivan's
HABITAT. Calymperes couguiense Besch. evidently flourishes in Track',c.6kmWNWofCardwell,22July1987,Reese,Stone&Stone17168
habitatsrangingfrom undisturbedforesttocultivatedgardens,and (MO).
has mostly been collected from sea level to below 500 m. Both CalympereshispidumRenauld&Cardot-Mauritius,Balfours.n.(NY).
Calymperesporrectum and Calymperes subintegrum occur within CalymperesmoluccenseSchwagr.NewCaledonia.HotauSuddeTile,May
this altitudinal range, but records ofthese species extend to over 1988,Martins.n.(PC).
1000 m. Calymperes couguiense also shares some substrate Calymperesporrectum Mitt. - Malay Peninsula. Perak, Kampong Ijok,
156 L.T.ELLIS
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