Meesia

Meesia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Meesiaceae.[1] The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Meesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Splachnales
Family: Meesiaceae
Genus: Meesia
Hedw.

The genus name of Meesia is in honour of David Meese (1723–1770), who was a Dutch botanist, notable for his authorship of the Flora frisica in 1760.[2]

The genus was first described by Johann Hedwig in 1801.[1]

Species

As accepted by GBIF;[1]

  • Meesia hexasticha (Funck) Bruch
  • Meesia lavardei Thér.
  • Meesia longiseta Hedwig, 1801
  • Meesia muelleri Müll. Hal. & Hampe
  • Meesia novae-zealandia Dixon & Sainsbury
  • Meesia squarrosa (Hedw.) Wahlenb.
  • Meesia stygia (Sw.) Brid.
  • Meesia triquetra (Richt.) Ångstr.
  • Meesia ulei Müll. Hal.
  • Meesia uliginosa Hedw.
  • Meesia vagans (Hook. & Wilson) Müll. Hal.

References
  1. "Meesia Hedw". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 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.


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