Roellobryon

Ochyra

Polish Bot. J. 56: 119. 2011.

Endemic
Etymology: Invalid genus name Roellia and Greek bryon, moss, to coin a valid name for the genus
Basionym: Roellia Kindberg Gen. Eur. N.-Amer. Bryin., 37. 1897,
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 187. Mentioned on page 118, 176, 186, 659.
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Plants large, scattered individuals or open turfs, usually pale green. Leaves shrunken to imbricate or somewhat contorted when dry, erect-spreading when moist; laminal cells 2–4: 1. Seta yellowish, becoming redbrown with age, long, straight. Capsule brown; exothecial cells near mouth quadrate or short-rectangular, walls thick, often reddish, in 4 or 5 rows; proximal cells longer, long-rectangular, walls somewhat sinuate. Spores 10–18 µm, smooth to finely papillose, pale yellowbrown.

Distribution

w North America

Discussion

Species 1.

Selected References

None.

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mucronate +  and acute +
John R. Spence +
Ochyra +
reduced +
decurrent +
Roellia +
cucullate +
long-exserted +
long-pyriform;elongate-cylindric +
long-rectangular +
green-yellow +
slender +
w North America +
Invalid genus name Roellia and Greek bryon, moss, to coin a valid name for the genus +
trabeculate +  and bordered +
lanceolate-acuminate +
erect-spreading +
broadly ovate;obovate +
shrunken +
entire +  and serrate +
usually hexagonal;rhomboidal +
short-rectangular +  and quadrate +
short-conic +  and convex +
diplolepidous-alternate +
Polish Bot. J. +
redbrown +  and yellowish +
straight +
sometimes +  and single +
pale yellowbrown +
adaxial +  and basal +
Roellobryon +
Roellobryaceae +
pale green +
specialized +
dioicous +, sexual +  and asexual +
sinuate +