familyMyriniaceae
genusSchwetschkeopsis
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Schwetschkeopsis
in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 227/228[I,3]: 877, fig. 643. 1907.
Etymology: Genus Schwetschkea and Greek -opsis, resembling
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| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Schwetschkeopsis fabronia | Patricia M. Eckel |
Plants small to medium-sized. Stems pinnate. Stem and branch leaves with shape similar, size often noticeably differentiated; margins serrulate; ecostate or costa double, short; medial and distal laminal cells oblong-rhomboidal. Sexual condition phyllodioicous. Seta orangish red, fading to yellow with age. Capsule with operculum obliquely conic-rostrate.
Distribution
North America, West Indies (Cuba), e Asia
Discussion
Species ca. 6 (1 in the flora).
Recent molecular evidence suggests that Schwetschkeopsis might be more closely allied to members of Anomodontaceae than Myriniaceae (W. R. Buck and B. Goffinet 2000).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
... more about "Schwetschkeopsis"
absent +
terete-foliate +
appressed +
spreading +
concave;ovate;ovatelanceolate +
differentiated +
spreading +
naked +
cucullate +
light;dark-brown +
erect;suberect +
oblong;oblong-cylindric +
absent +
rudimentary +
2-fid +
projecting +
papillose +
yellow +
cross-striolate +
papillose +
equaling +
oblong-lanceolate +
faint +
serrulate +
dense +
conic-rostrate +
ovate +
absent +
sheathing +
in H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. +
1907 +
twisted +
elongate +
yellow +
spheric +
pinnate +
size +
appressed +
creeping +
spreading +
concave;ovate;ovatelanceolate +
differentiated +
Schwetschkeopsis +
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