Wijkia Explained

Wijkia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pylaisiadelphaceae,^{[1] [2]} with its species 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] and some notable species are:

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Goffinet . B. . W.R. . Buck . Classification of extant moss genera . Classification of the Bryophyta . 1 May 2020.
2. Book: Goffinet . B. . W. R. . Buck . A. J. . Shaw . 2008 . Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta . 55–138 . Goffinet . B. . J. . Shaw . Bryophyte Biology . 2nd . New York . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-87225-6 . https://books.google.com/books?id=te0fAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT213.
3. Web site: Wijkia H.A.Crum . www.gbif.org . 24 February 2021 . en.
4. Buck . William Russel . 1986 . Wijkia in the New World . Hikobia . 9 . 297–303.