Bucklandiella Explained

Bucklandiella is a genus of moss in the family Grimmiaceae.

The genus name of Bucklandiella is in honour of William Buckland (1784 – 1856), an English theologian who became Dean of Westminster. He was also a geologist and palaeontologist.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Heikki Roivainen in Ann. Bot. Fenn. Vol.9 on page 116 in 1972.

Species

• Bucklandiella affinis
• Bucklandiella afoninae
• Bucklandiella allanfifei
• Bucklandiella brevipes
• Bucklandiella elegans
• Bucklandiella heterosticha
• Bucklandiella lawtoniae
• Bucklandiella longtonii
• Bucklandiella macounii
• Bucklandiella microcarpa
• Bucklandiella obesa
• Bucklandiella occidentalis
• Bucklandiella pacifica
• Bucklandiella sudetica
• Bucklandiella venusta

References

• Bednarek-Ochyra, H.; Ochyra, R. 2010: Bucklandiella allanfifei (Grimmiaceae), a new moss species from New Zealand, with a note on South American B. striatipila. Journal of bryology, 32(4), pages 245–255,
• Bednarek-Ochyra, H.; Ochyra, R. 2011: Bucklandiella angustissima sp. nov. (Grimmiaceae), a new austral amphipacific species with the smallest capsules and the shortest setae in the genus. Cryptogamie bryologie, 32(1), pages 13–28

External links

• • • Bucklandiella at The Plant List
• Bucklandiella at Tropicos

Notes and References

1. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.