Biology:Kindbergia
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Short description: Genus of mosses
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Brachytheciaceae |
| Genus: | Kindbergia Ochyra |
Kindbergia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.[1]
The genus was first described by Ryszard Ochyra in 1982.[1]
The genus name of Kindbergia is in honour of Nils Conrad Kindberg (1832-1910), who was a Swedish bryologist.[2]
Description
Species in the genus are mat forming and grow to a medium to large size. Leaves are borne on creeping stems, and are regularly pinnate.[3]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species
Species adapted from The Plant List;[4]
- Kindbergia africana (Herzog) Ochyra
- Kindbergia altaica (Ignatov) Ignatov & Huttunen
- Kindbergia arbuscula (Broth.) Ochyra
- Kindbergia brittoniae (Grout) Ochyra
- Kindbergia dumosa (Mitt.) Ignatov & Huttunen
- Kindbergia kenyae (Tosco & Piovano) O'Shea & Ochyra
- Kindbergia oedogonium (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra
- Kindbergia oregana (Sull.) Ochyra
- Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra
- Kindbergia squarrifolia (Broth. ex Iisiba) Ignatov & Huttunen
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kindbergia Ochyra" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2679750.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Kindbergia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=117102.
- ↑ "Kindbergia — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/B/Brachytheciaceae/Kindbergia/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1741712 entry
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