Amblytropis

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Amblytropis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hookeriales
Family: Pilotrichaceae
Genus: Amblytropis
(Mitt.) Broth.
Species

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Amblytropis is a genus of moss in family Pilotrichaceae. [1] [2]

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Etymology

The genus name is from the Greek amblys "blunt", "obtuse" and tropis "ship, keel", referring to the petals. [3]

Species

The genus Amblytropis contains the following species: [4]

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References

  1. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN   978-0-521-87225-6.
  2. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. (31 March 2020). "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. Quattrocci, Umberto (1947). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 1 (A-C). Library of Congress. p. 113. ISBN   0-8493-2675-3.
  4. "The Plant List entry for Amblytropis". The Plant List . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.