Merrilliobryum

Merrilliobryum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Myriniaceae
Genus: Merrilliobryum
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Merrilliobryum is a genus of mosses in family Myriniaceae.[1] Species of the genus are found in New Guinea and the Philippines.[2]

The genus name of Merrilliobryum is in honour of Elmer Drew Merrill (1876-1956), who was an American botanist and taxonomist.[3] The genus was circumscribed by Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus in 1908.

Species

The following two species are recognised in the genus Merrilliobryum:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ^ Norris, D. H., et al. (2008). Bryophyte Flora of the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. LXXI Merrilliobryum (Myriniaceae, Musci). Annales Botanici Fennici 45(4):269-76.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.


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