Status:
valid
Authors:
Cardot & Thér.
Source:
tro
Year:
1909
Citation Micro:
Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 19: 19 1909
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001182712
Uses & Benefits
Macromitrium fortunatii is used in landscaping and as an ornamental plant, as well as for erosion control. It is also used to create habitats for wildlife.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Macromitrium fortunatii has small, white flowers with yellow anthers. The seeds are small and dark brown in color. The seedlings have a single, erect leaf with a pointed tip.
Where to Find Macromitrium fortunatii
Macromitrium fortunatii can be found in the tropical and subtropical regions of South America, including Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.
Species in the Macromitrium genus
Macromitrium chloromitrium,
Macromitrium perreflexum,
Macromitrium onraedtii,
Macromitrium sharpii,
Macromitrium lomasense,
Macromitrium fusco-aureum,
Macromitrium galipense,
Macromitrium gigasporum,
Macromitrium glabratum,
Macromitrium globirameum,
Macromitrium gracile,
Macromitrium greenmanii,
Macromitrium grossirete,
Macromitrium guatemalense,
Macromitrium gymnostomum,
Macromitrium handelii,
Macromitrium harrisi,
Macromitrium helmsii,
Macromitrium hemitrichodes,
Macromitrium herzogii,
Macromitrium heterodictyon,
Macromitrium hildebrandtii,
Macromitrium holomitrioides,
Macromitrium hornschuchii,
Macromitrium huigrense,
Macromitrium hymenostomum,
Macromitrium incurvifolium,
Macromitrium involutifolium,
Macromitrium japonicum,
Macromitrium krausei,
Macromitrium laevigatum,
Macromitrium lanceolatum,
Macromitrium laosianum,
Macromitrium lauterbachii,
Macromitrium leprieurii,
Macromitrium leratii,
Macromitrium ligulaefolium,
Macromitrium ligulare,
Macromitrium liliputanum,
Macromitrium lonchomitrioides,
Macromitrium longicaule,
Macromitrium longifolium,
Macromitrium longipes,
Macromitrium longipilum,
Macromitrium longirostre,
Macromitrium lorifolium,
Macromitrium macrocomoides,
Macromitrium macrosporum,
Macromitrium macrothele,
Macromitrium marginatum,
Species in the Orthotrichaceae family
Cardotiella appendiculata,
Cardotiella quinquefaria,
Cardotiella renauldii,
Cardotiella secunda,
Cardotiella subappendiculata,
Cardotiella elimbata,
Ceuthotheca cryptocarpa,
Desmotheca apiculata,
Desmotheca brachiata,
Florschuetziella steerei,
Florschuetziella scaberrima,
Groutiella tumidula,
Groutiella chimborazensis,
Groutiella apiculata,
Groutiella husnotii,
Groutiella macrorrhyncha,
Groutiella mucronifolia,
Groutiella subgoniorrhyncha,
Groutiella thraustophylla,
Groutiella tomentosa,
Groutiella wagneriana,
Groutiella obtusa,
Groutiella maracaibensis,
Groutiella reesei,
Groutiella tuberculata,
Leiomitrium plicatum,
Leratia neocaledonica,
Leratia obtusifolia,
Leratia exigua,
Macrocoma tenuis,
Macrocoma orthotrichoides,
Macrocoma abyssinica,
Macrocoma brasiliensis,
Macrocoma iwatsukii,
Macrocoma frigida,
Macrocoma gastonyi,
Macrocoma lycopodioides,
Macrocoma pulchella,
Macromitrium chloromitrium,
Macromitrium perreflexum,
Macromitrium onraedtii,
Macromitrium sharpii,
Macromitrium lomasense,
Macromitrium fusco-aureum,
Macromitrium galipense,
Macromitrium gigasporum,
Macromitrium glabratum,
Macromitrium globirameum,
Macromitrium gracile,
Macromitrium greenmanii,