Dicranum Hedw.
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Dicranum Hedw., Sp. Musc. Frond. 126 (1801)
Dicranum Hedw.
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Hedw.
Hedw.
1801
126
ICN
Dicranum Hedw.
genus
Dicranum
The generic name derives from the Greek dikranos, meaning two-pronged fork, and describes the characteristic bifurcated peristome teeth (Meagher 2011).
Classification
Subordinates
- Dicranum aciphyllum
- Dicranum angustinerve
- Dicranum atroluteum
- Dicranum aucklandicum
- Dicranum aucklandicum
- Dicranum bartramianum
- Dicranum bicolor
- Dicranum billardierei
- Dicranum brachypelma
- Dicranum campylophyllum
- Dicranum candidum
- Dicranum cardotii
- Dicranum catarractilis
- Dicranum clathratum
- Dicranum clavatum
- Dicranum colinum
- Dicranum diaphanoneuron
- Dicranum dicarpum
- Dicranum distractum
- Dicranum eucamptodontoides
- Dicranum falcifolium
- Dicranum fasciatum
- Dicranum ferruginea
- Dicranum flagellare
- Dicranum flexifolium
- Dicranum flexuosum
- Dicranum fulvum
- Dicranum fuscescens
- Dicranum glaucum
- Dicranum gulliveri
- Dicranum heteromallum
- Dicranum holomitrium
- Dicranum incanum
- Dicranum inerme
- Dicranum integerrimum
- Dicranum introflexum
- Dicranum kowaiense
- Dicranum lancifolium
- Dicranum leichhardtii
- Dicranum leioneuron
- Dicranum leptocephalum
- Dicranum leucolomoides
- Dicranum mackayi
- Dicranum menziesii
- Dicranum menziesii
- Dicranum obesifolium
- Dicranum orthopyxis
- Dicranum pallidosplendens
- Dicranum pelliceum
- Dicranum platyloma
- Dicranum plurisetum
- Dicranum polyphyllum
- Dicranum polysetum
- Dicranum polysetum
- Dicranum pudicum
- Dicranum pumilum
- Dicranum pungens
- Dicranum pungentella
- Dicranum purpureum
- Dicranum pyriforme
- Dicranum robustum
- Dicranum rostratum
- Dicranum rupestre
- Dicranum schreberi
- Dicranum schreberianum
- Dicranum scoparium
- Dicranum scoparium
- Dicranum scopelloides
- Dicranum sect. Holodontium
- Dicranum setosum
- Dicranum sieberianum
- Dicranum subconfine
- Dicranum subconfine
- Dicranum subgen. Trichodontium
- Dicranum subpungens
- Dicranum sulphureoflavus
- Dicranum tasmanicum
- Dicranum tenuifolium
- Dicranum trichophyllum
- Dicranum trichopodum
- Dicranum turgidum
- Dicranum vaginatum
- Dicranum varium
- Dicranum waimakaririense
- Dicranum walkeri
Taxonomic concepts
Dicranum Hedw.
Dicranum Hedw.
Dicranum Hedw.
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Notes
Etymology
The generic name derives from the Greek dikranos, meaning two-pronged fork, and describes the characteristic bifurcated peristome teeth (Meagher 2011).
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
29 September 2017
