familyLeucophanaceae
genusOctoblepharum
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Octoblepharum
Sp. Musc. Frond., 50. 1801 ,.
Etymology: Greek okto, eight, and blepharis, eyelash, alluding to peristome teeth
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Octoblepharum albidum | Patricia M. Eckel |
Plants small, densely to loosely cespitose. Stems erect. Leaves crowded, erect to spreading-recurved, weakly bordered with elongate hyaline cells; chlorophyllose cells in a single layer; costa absent. Peristome with prostome present.
Distribution
Worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions
Discussion
Species ca. 15 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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slender +
clasping +
absent +
cucullate +
erect +
exserted +
network +
hyaline +
immersed +
elongate +
specialized +
absent +
Worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions +
1-seriate +
asexual +
single +
bordered +
crowded +
erect;spreading-recurved +
lanceolate +
differentiated +
rostrate +
inconspicuous +
stalked +
axillary +
numerous +
gemmiform +
minute +
linear;triangular +
cell-like +
absent +
Sp. Musc. Frond., +
brown +
inconspicuous +
straight +
single +
simple +
erect +
forked +
Octoblepharum +
Leucophanaceae +
genus +
multicellular +
paired +
brownish +
small +
1-stratose +