Sanionia Explained

Sanionia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Scorpidiaceae.^[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, and was circumscribed by Leopold Loeske in Verh. Bot. Vereins. Prov. Brandenburg vol.49 on page 63 in 1907.

The genus is named after Karl Gustav Sanio (1832–1891).^[2]

Species

• Sanionia georgicouncinata
• Sanionia nivalis
• Sanionia orthothecioides
• Sanionia symmetrica
• Sanionia uncinata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sanionia Loeske . www.gbif.org . 1 April 2024 . en.
2. 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 . January 27, 2022.