Wijkia

Wijkia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pylaisiadelphaceae.[1][2]

Wijkia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Pylaisiadelphaceae
Genus: Wijkia
H.A.Crum

The species of this genus are found in Southeastern Asia, Africa, Australia and America.[3]

This tropical to subtropical genus consists of about 25-30 Old and New World species.[4] Some notable species are:

  • Wijkia albescens H.Crum, 1971
  • Wijkia alboalaris Manuel, 1981
  • Wijkia extenuata H. Crum, 1971

References
  1. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN 978-0-521-87225-6.
  3. "Wijkia H.A.Crum". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. Buck, William Russel (1986). "Wijkia in the New World". Hikobia. 9: 297–303.
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