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Diplophyllum apiculatum

Scientific Name: Diplophyllum apiculatum

Family: Scapaniaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Diplophyllum apiculatum

Diplophyllum apiculatum is a liverwort, belonging to the family Scapaniaceae. It has several synonyms and related taxa.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Diplophyllum apiculatum (A. Evans) Steph.
  • Common Name: A Liverwort
  • Family: Scapaniaceae
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Hepatophyta
  • Class: Hepatopsida, Jungermanniopsida
  • Order: Jungermanniales
  • Synonyms:
    • Diplophyllum apiculatum var. obtusatum R.M. Schust. (synonym of Diplophyllum obtusatum (R.M. Schust.) R.M. Schust.)
    • Diplophyllum apiculatum (Ev.) Steph.
    • Diplophylleia apiculata
  • Varieties:
    • Diplophyllum apiculatum var. apiculatum
    • Diplophyllum apiculatum var. taxifolioides - Schust.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Diplophyllum apiculatum is found in eastern North America.
  • Specific locations include Virginia (Botett, Scott, Dickenson), Quebec-Labrador, and Hocking County, Ohio (Deep Woods Preserve).
  • It grows high on the bark of hardwood trees in open woodlands.
  • Occurs in Canada, but its origin and regularity are unknown/undetermined.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • The plant has lobed leaves that are folded under.
  • Ventral leaf lobes are rounded at the apex, usually broadly so.
  • It commonly grows epiphytically on A. rothii.

Genetic Information

  • The chromosome number (n) for Diplophyllum apiculatum is reported as n=8.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Diplophyllum apiculatum benefits from the presence of A. rothii, growing epiphytically on it.
  • It is often found growing alongside other bryophytes such as Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans, Dicranella heteromalla, and Leucobryum.

Further Information

  • Tropicos
  • IPCN
  • MO Bryo
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Discover Life
  • USF Herbarium (florida.plantatlas.usf.edu)
  • Drone-Application-Server database publication for Diplophyllum apiculatum biodroid.Taxa.581066