The Genus Syrrhopodon in the Americas. II. The Limbate Species

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Abstract
Taxa [21] of limbate Syrrhopodon (leaves bordered entirely or in part with elongated, hyaline cells) occur in the New World. S. elongatus and S. parasiticus are represented by 2 varieties each, and S. prolifer is represented by 5 varieties. [The following new taxa were proposed: S. prolifer var. papillosus comb. et stat. nov. (S. papillosus C. Mull.) S. prolifer var. tenuifolius comb. et stat. nov. (Calymperes tenuifolium Sull.), S. prolifer var. cincinnatus comb. et stat. nov. (S. cincinnatus Hampe), S. elongatus var. glaziovii comb. et stat. nov. (S. glaziovii Harpe) and Holomitrium urvilleanum comb. nov. (S. urvilleanus C. Mull.)] The American distributions of both limbate and elimbate taxa of Syrrhopodon are summarized. The center of distribution for the New World taxa of the genus is South America, which is included in the range of 31 of the 35 taxa recognized. Fourteen taxa are restricted to South America and 1 of these, S. rigescens, occurs in the Americas only in the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands) and Tierra del Fuego, far outside the latitudinal range typical of the genus.