Kindbergia

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

Kindbergia
Kindbergia oregana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Genus: Kindbergia
Ochyra

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]

  • Kindbergia africana (Herzog) Ochyra
  • Kindbergia altaica (Ignatov) Ignatov & Huttunen
  • Kindbergia arbuscula (Broth.) Ochyra
  • Kindbergia brittoniae (Grout) Ochyra
  • Kindbergia dumosa (Mitt.) Ignatov & Huttunen
  • Kindbergia kenyae (Tosco & Piovano) O'Shea & Ochyra
  • Kindbergia oedogonium (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra
  • Kindbergia oregana (Sull.) Ochyra
  • Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra
  • Kindbergia squarrifolia (Broth. ex Iisiba) Ignatov & Huttunen

References

  1. "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.


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