Archidium Explained

Archidium is a genus of mosses; it is the only^[1] genus in the family Archidiaceae and order Archidiales. Historically, they were considered the only genus in the subclass Archidiidae Engl.^{[2] [3]}

Classification

The following 35 species are recognised in the genus Archidium:^[4]

• Archidium acanthophyllum Snider
• Archidium acauloides G. Schwab
• Archidium alternifolium (Dicks. ex Hedw.) Schimp.
• Archidium amplexicaule Müll. Hal.
• Archidium andersonianum Snider
• Archidium birmannicum Mitt. ex Dixon
• Archidium brevinerve P. de la Varde
• Archidium capense Hornsch.
• Archidium clarksonianum I.G. Stone
• Archidium clavatum I.G. Stone
• Archidium crassicostatum D.R. Toren, Kellman & Shevock
• Archidium cubense R.S. Williams
• Archidium dinteri (Irmsch.) Snider
• Archidium donnellii Austin
• Archidium elatum Dixon & Sainsbury
• Archidium hallii Austin
• Archidium indicum Hampe & Müll. Hal.
• Archidium johannis-negrii Tongiorgi
• Archidium julaceum Müll. Hal.
• Archidium julicaule Müll. Hal.
• Archidium laterale Bruch
• Archidium laxirete P. de la Varde
• Archidium microthecium Dixon & P. de la Varde
• Archidium minus (Renauld & Cardot) Snider
• Archidium minutissimum I.G. Stone
• Archidium muellerianum Snider
• Archidium oblongifolium D.F. Peralta, A.B.M. Rios & Goffinet
• Archidium ohioense Schimp. ex Müll. Hal.
• Archidium rehmannii Mitt.
• Archidium rothii Watts ex G. Roth
• Archidium stellatum I.G. Stone
• Archidium subulatum Müll. Hal.
• Archidium tenerrimum Mitt.
• Archidium thalliferum I.G. Stone
• Archidium wattsii (Broth.) I.G. Stone
• Archidium yunnanense Arts & Magill

External links

• 10.1179/jbr.1984.13.2.153 . 13 . Archidium wattsiicomb. nov. in Australia . 1984 . Journal of Bryology . 153–157 . Stone . Ilma G.. 2 .
• 10.1179/jbr.1987.14.4.745. The development of the Archidium capsule: clarification of a misconception . 14 . 1987. Journal of Bryology. 745–751 . Stone . Ilma G.. 4 .

Notes and References

1. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/B/Archidiaceae/ The Plant List: Archidiaceae
2. Book: Engler, Adolf . Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik. Eine Uebersicht über das gesammte Pflanzensystem mit Berücksichtigung der Medicinal- und Nutzpflanzen, . 1892 . Gebrüder Borntraeger . Berlin . 47 . DE.
3. Book: Gradstein, S. Robbert . Guide to the Bryophytes of Tropical America . Churchill . Steven P. . Salazar-Allen . Noris . . 2001 . Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 86 . 19.
4. Web site: WFO Plant List World Flora Online . 2024-10-26 . wfoplantlist.org.