Cryphaea (plant) explained

Cryphaea is a genus of mosses, (Bryophyta), containing at least 26 accepted species.^[1]

Species

There have been 165 plant names of the rank of species that have been used for the genus Cryphaea, although only 26 are now accepted species names within modern nomenclature.^[1]

• Cryphaea acuminata Hook. f. & Wilson
• Cryphaea apiculata Schimp.
• Cryphaea evanescens Müll. Hal.
• Cryphaea exigua (Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger
• Cryphaea filiformis (Hedw.) Brid.
• Cryphaea glomerata Schimp. ex Sull.
• Cryphaea heteromalla (Hedw.) D. Mohr
• Cryphaea hygrophila Müll. Hal.
• Cryphaea jamesonii Taylor
• Cryphaea lamyana (Mont.) Müll. Hal. (Multi-fruited river moss/multi-fruited cryphaea)^{[2] [3]}
• Cryphaea leucocolea (Mitt.) H. Rob.
• Cryphaea nitens (Müll. Hal.) Schimp. ex Paris
• Cryphaea orizabae Schimp.
• Cryphaea ovalifolia (Müll. Hal.) A. Jaeger
• Cryphaea patens Hornsch. ex Müll. Hal.
• Cryphaea pilifera Mitt.
• Cryphaea protensa Bruch & Schimp. ex Müll. Hal.
• Cryphaea raddiana (Brid.) Hampe
• Cryphaea ragazzii (Brizi) Broth.
• Cryphaea rhacomitrioides Müll. Hal.
• Cryphaea rutenbergii Müll. Hal.
• Cryphaea schiedeana (Müll. Hal.) Mitt.
• Cryphaea songpanensis Enroth & T.J. Kop.
• Cryphaea tasmanica Mitt.
• Cryphaea tenella (Schwägr.) Hornsch. ex Müll. Hal.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cryphaea. The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew;Missouri Botanical Garden. 18 February 2017.
2. Web site: Cryphaea lamyana: Y mwsogl afon lluosffrwyth. www.plantlife.org.uk. Plantlife. 18 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521144947/http://www.plantlife.org.uk/uploads/documents/management-guide-Cryphaea-lamyana-the-multi-fruited-river-moss-bilingual.pdf. 21 May 2013. dead.
3. Web site: Cryphaea lamyana. www.nhm.ac.uk. Natural History Museum. 18 February 2017.