familyPottiaceae
subfamilyPottiaceae subfam. Trichostomoideae
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Pottiaceae subfam. Trichostomoideae
in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 212[I,3]: 381. 1902,.
Basionym: Undefined subfam. Trichostomaceae Schimper Syn. Musc. Eur., 141. 1860 (as Trichostomeae)
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Plants green to tan. Stem central strand present or absent, sclerodermis commonly poorly differentiated, hyalodermis commonly present. Leaves lanceolate to linear, apex acute, margins plane to weakly incurved or involute; distal laminal cells if 2-stratose stacked directly over one another, walls smooth or papillose, KOH yellow, occasionally orange; costa lacking a differentiated abaxial epidermis; gemmae uncommon, when present seldom clavate. Peristome present or absent.
Discussion
Genera 21 (7 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
... more about "Pottiaceae subfam. Trichostomoideae"
lacking +
differentiated +
revoluble +
deciduous +
acute +
differentiated +
usually slightly wider +
trabeculate +
absent +
usually ovate;oblong +
obovoid +
papillose +
specialized +
bulging +
flat to bulging +
thickened +
brownish +
absent +
2-stratose +
stacked +
9mm;16mm +
Worldwide +
spiculose +
filiform +
differentiated +
multicellular +
uncommon +
asexual +
absent +
absent +
contorted +
appressed +
spreading +
concave;keeled;channeled;ovoid;lanceolate or lingulate +
fragile +
bordered +
incurved +
plane +
involute +
absent +
short-conic;short-rostrate +
photosynthetic +
absent +
sheathing +
long-oval +
usually larger +
absent +
twisted +
absent +
in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. +
straight +
oblique +
1;2 +
absent +
differentiated +
twisted +
elongate +
laminal +
larger +
branching +
sheathing +
Pottiaceae subfam. Trichostomoideae +
Pottiaceae +
subfamily +
ovoid;cylindric +
green;tan +
occasionally smaller than the perichaetiate +