Pottiaceae subfam. Barbuloideae

(Herzog) Hilpert

Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 20(2): 612. 1933,.

Basionym: Pottiaceae tribe Barbuleae Herzog Geogr. Moose, 98. 1926
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 519. Mentioned on page 477, 478, 527.

Plants green to tan. Stem central strand and sclerodermis usually present, hyalodermis rare. Leaves usually broadly lanceolate to narrowly elliptical, apex blunt to acute, margins recurved basally; distal laminal cells if 2-stratose stacked directly over one another, walls smooth or papillose, KOH yellow or red; costa with or without a differentiated abaxial epidermis; gemmae occasionally present, usually clavate. Peristome usually present.

Distribution

Nearly worldwide

Discussion

Genera 33 (16 in the flora).

elongate +  and quadrate +
of 1-2 rows +  and differentiated +
long-excurrent +  and short-excurrent +
blunt +  and acute +
Richard H. Zander +
(Herzog) Hilpert +
reniform +  and rounded +
papillose +  and smooth +
usually slightly wider +
usually ovate;oblong +
Pottiaceae tribe Barbuleae +
obovoid +
mitrate +  and cucullate +
cleistocarpous +  and stegocarpous +
monoicous +, dioicous +  and sexual +
flat to bulging +
vesiculose +  and thick-walled +
few +  and several +
elongate-rhomboid +  and elongate +
tomentose +  and bare +
Nearly worldwide +
differentiated +
multicellular +
yellow +  and orange-red or red +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
concave;keeled;channeled;ovoid;lanceolate or lingulate +
usually broadly lanceolate +  and narrowly elliptical +
reduced +
dentate +  and entire +
short-conic;short-rostrate +
photosynthetic +
compound +, simple +, hollow +  and solid +
flattened +  and 2-fid +
lateral +  and terminal +
lateral +  and terminal +
red +, orange +  and yellow +
consisting of 16 mostly 2 times cleft spiculose striate or papillose lanceolate teeth , , , , +  and rudimentary +
Beih. Bot. Centralbl. +
newton1983a +, zander1979a +  and zander1981a +
straight +
elongate +
2 +  and 1 +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
rounded-triangular +  and rounded-pentagonal +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Pottiaceae subfam. Barbuloideae +
Pottiaceae +
subfamily +
ovoid;cylindric +
red +  and yellow +
stemless +  and perigoniate +
occasionally smaller than the perichaetiate +