Cryphaea (plant)

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Cryphaea
Cryphaea heteromalla (a, 144630-475716) 2308.JPG
Cryphaea heteromalla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Cryphaeaceae
Genus: Cryphaea
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Cryphaea is a genus of mosses, (Bryophyta), containing at least 26 accepted species. [1]

Species

There have been 165 plant names of the rank of species that have been used for the genus Cryphaea, although only 26 are now accepted species names within modern nomenclature. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cryphaea". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew;Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. "Cryphaea lamyana: Y mwsogl afon lluosffrwyth" (PDF). www.plantlife.org.uk. Plantlife. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. "Cryphaea lamyana". www.nhm.ac.uk. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 18 February 2017.