Pilotrichum bipinnatum Brid.
date: label: Collection Date
content: 19 Jan 1939
name: label: Biogeographical Region
content: 80 - Central America
label: Collector
content: B. Willis
label: Microhabitat Description
content: Trunk of tree just above brook
notes: label: Notes
content: Transcribed from the original label.
label: Notes
content: Transcribed from paperwork found with the specimen: Plant: has plumy appearance in coming up from one spot (as bush) + standing out from the tree. There is double + often tripple branches - branches canplanate. Which is rather irregular, seems to be neither alternating or opposite deffinately. Stem + branch leaves identical except for size - stem are being larger. Leaves: general appearance very close together giving the branches a round succulent look. Leaf cupped. Stem very red. Secund no. Fluttered yes. When dry slightly crisp, ends curl in. Fairly transparent. Costa double + very heavy + has a lamellae on the top 3/4 fits back. Only one + averaging 3 to 4 cells high. Subcurrent. Serrated yes. Margin no. Cells: general shape cell walls quite thick - size 3 m by 10 m. Cells round to oblong + head in no one direction. Papillose cell walls at corners, very indistinct. Alar cells same. Base cells likely to be orange. Cell walls rather thick.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 11 Mar 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Shannon Creek, Canal Zone, Panamá Oeste, Panama, Central America - Neotropics
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content: Botany
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content: Bryophytes and Lichens
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Pilotrichum bipinnatum Brid.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Botany Dept.
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hookeriales Pilotrichaceae