Kindbergia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Genus: Kindbergia
Ochyra

Kindbergia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. [1]

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The genus was first described by Ryszard Ochyra in 1982. [1]

The genus name of Kindbergia is in honour of Nils Conrad Kindberg (1832-1910), who was a Swedish bryologist. [2]

Description

Species in the genus are mat forming and grow to a medium to large size. Leaves are borne on creeping stems, and are regularly pinnate. [3]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species

Species adapted from The Plant List; [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kindbergia Ochyra". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. "Kindbergia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Kindbergia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 22 November 2021.