Platyhypnum Explained

Platyhypnum is a genus of mosses in the family Amblystegiaceae.

Previously accepted as Ochyraea, that genus was named in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949), a Polish bryologist^[1] and was circumscribed by Jiří Váňa in J. Bryol. vol.14 on page 261 in 1986. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.^[2]

Species

As accepted by Catalog of Life:

• Platyhypnum alpestre (Hedw.) Ochyra
• Platyhypnum alpinum (Lindb.) Loeske
• Platyhypnum cochleariifolium(Venturi) Ochyra
• Platyhypnum duriusculum (De Not.) Ochyra
• Platyhypnum molle (Hedw.) Loeske
• Platyhypnum norvegicum (Schimp.) Ochyra
• Platyhypnum smithii (Sw.) Ochyra
• Platyhypnum tatrense (Váňa) Hedenäs & Ignatov
• Platyhypnum tsurugizanicum (Cardot) Ochyra

Notes and References

1. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
2. Web site: Ochyraea Vána . www.gbif.org . 27 August 2022 . en.