Kindbergia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Brachytheciaceae |
| Genus: | Kindbergia Ochyra |
The genus was first described by Ryszard Ochyra in 1982.[1]
The genus name of Kindbergia is in honour of Nils Conrad Kindberg (1832-1910), who was a Swedish bryologist.[2]
Description edit
Species in the genus are mat forming and grow to a medium to large size. Leaves are borne on creeping stems, and are regularly pinnate.[3]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species edit
Species adapted from The Plant List;[4]
- Kindbergia africana (Herzog) Ochyra
- Kindbergia altaica (Ignatov) Ignatov & Huttunen
- Kindbergia arbuscula (Broth.) Ochyra
- Kindbergia brittoniae (Grout) Ochyra
- Kindbergia dumosa (Mitt.) Ignatov & Huttunen
- Kindbergia kenyae (Tosco & Piovano) O'Shea & Ochyra
- Kindbergia oedogonium (Müll. Hal.) Ochyra
- Kindbergia oregana (Sull.) Ochyra
- Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra
- Kindbergia squarrifolia (Broth. ex Iisiba) Ignatov & Huttunen
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kindbergia Ochyra". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Kindbergia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Kindbergia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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