Tropicos | Name - !!Bryoxiphium Mitt.

China > Bryoxiphiaceae > Bryoxiphium

Choose Project down

English

!!Bryoxiphium Mitt.

Search in Index Nominum Genericorum (ING)

Search in African Plants Database at Geneva Botanical Garden

African Plants, Senckenberg Photo Gallery

Published In: Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 12: 24, 580. 1869. (J. Linn. Soc., Bot.)

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 3/5/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Project Data (Last Modified On 3/5/2009)

General Reference:

Gao, C., M. R. Crosby & S. He. 1999. Sphagnaceae–Leucobryaceae. 1: viii + 273 pp. In Moss Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden, Beijing, New York & St. Louis.

Notes (Last Modified On 3/5/2009)

general taxon notes:

Bryoxiphium generally consists of 3 (or 4) closely related species. X.-J. Li (1958) reported two species, Bryoxiphium norvegicum (Brid.) Mitt. and B. japonicum (Berggr.) Löve & Löve (= B. norvegicum ssp. japonicum) from mainland China. C. Chuang (1973) reported the latter species from Taiwan.

Export To PDF

Export To Word

1. Bryoxiphium Mitt. 虾藓属 xia xian shu

J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 12: 580. 1869, nom. cons.

The description of the genus is the same as that of its family.

Export To PDF

Export To Word

1. Plants 1–3 cm high; perichaetial leaves slightly serrulate at the tips; the dorsal lamella narrow, often consisting of one row of cells..................................................................... 1a. B. norvegicum ssp. norvegicum

1. Plants 3–5 cm high; perichaetial leaves clearly serrulate at the tips; the dorsal lamella wider, often consisting of 2–3 rows of elongate cells developed from the base to the apex.......... 1b. B. norvegicum ssp. japonicum

Lower Taxa

!Bryoxiphium norvegicum (Brid.) Mitt.

Cite this page: Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 24 Apr 2024<http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35000177>