Bryoxiphium Explained
Bryoxiphium is the only genus of moss in family Bryoxiphiaceae, described as a genus in 1869.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Bryoxiphium is native to North America, East Asia, and certain islands in the North Atlantic.[5]
- Species[6]
- Bryoxiphium madeirense A. Löve & D. Löve - Madeira
- Bryoxiphium mexicanum Besch. - Mexico (Jalisco, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz)
- Bryoxiphium norvegicum (Bridel) Mitten - United States (incl Alaska), Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, China, Japan, Korea, Russian Far East
Notes and References
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/224244#page/583/mode/1up Mitten, William. 1869. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 12:580
- http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35000177 Tropicos, Bryoxiphium Mitt.
- Crosby, M. R. & R. E. Magill. 1981. A Dictionary of Mosses, third printing. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 3. 43 pp.
- Eggers, J. 1982. Artenliste der moose Makaronesiens. Cryptogamie: Bryologie, Lichénologie 3: 283–335
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=50&taxon_id=10131 Bryophyte Flora of North America, vol 1, Bryoxiphiaceae Bescherelle
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Bryoxiphium The Plant List, search for Bryoxiphium