Brymela antioquiana S.P. Churchill & J.J. Atwood (Pilotrichaceae) a new species from Colombia

A new species, B ry m ela a n tio q u ia n a S.P. Churchill & J.J. Atwood, is described and illustrated from Colombia. The new species is superficially similar to B. p a rk e r ia n a (Hook. & Grev.) W.R. Buck - a species from northern Amazonia, the Guianas and Lesser Antilles - in its weakly complanate habit and straight, oblong-lanceolate leaves. B ry m ela a n tio q u ia n a differs from B. p a rk e r ia n a in having: longer leaves (3.6-4.0 versus 2.1-3.2 mm); long-acuminate versus obtuse to acute leaf apices; more strongly undulate upper laminae; and entire to weakly serrulate leaf margins with simple teeth versus serrulate to moderately serrate leaf margins with occasionally bifid teeth. A key to the 13 species of B ry m ela is provided.