Bryoxiphium
| Bryoxiphium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Bryoxiphiales H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson |
| Family: | Bryoxiphiaceae Besch. |
| Genus: | Bryoxiphium Mitten 1869 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bryoxiphium is the only genus of moss in family Bryoxiphiaceae, described as a genus in 1869.[2][1][3][4]
Bryoxiphium is native to North America, East Asia, and certain islands in the North Atlantic. [5]
- Species[6]
- Bryoxiphium madeirense A. Löve & D. Löve - Madeira
- Bryoxiphium mexicanum Besch. - Mexico (Jalisco, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz)
- Bryoxiphium norvegicum (Bridel) Mitten - United States (incl Alaska), Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, China, Japan, Korea, Russian Far East
References
- 1 2 Tropicos, Bryoxiphium Mitt.
- ↑ Mitten, William. 1869. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 12:580 Tropicos erroneously says page 850; descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
- ↑ Crosby, M. R. & R. E. Magill. 1981. A Dictionary of Mosses, third printing. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 3. 43 pp.
- ↑ Eggers, J. 1982. Artenliste der moose Makaronesiens. Cryptogamie: Bryologie, Lichénologie 3: 283–335
- ↑ Bryophyte Flora of North America, vol 1, Bryoxiphiaceae Bescherelle
- ↑ The Plant List, search for Bryoxiphium
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