Leucodon

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Leucodon
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Leucodontaceae
Genus: Leucodon
Schwägr., 1816

Leucodon is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Leucodontaceae. [1]

The genus was first described by Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen in 1816. [1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tropicos | Name - Leucodon Schwägr". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. "Leucodon Schwägr". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.