Hypnodendrales

Hypnodendrales
Hypnodendron comosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Superorder: Hypnanae
Order: Hypnodendrales
N.E.Bell, A.E.Newton & D.Quandt
Families

See Classification

Hypnodendrales is an order of mosses.[1] The name comes from the Greek hypno, meaning sleep, and dendro, meaning tree, referring to their tree-like growth habit.

Description

Species in the order are robust pleurocarpous mosses that are epiphytic. They are generally characterized by basally reiterating stems or stipes with secondary branching towards the apex. The order is mostly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere.[2]

Classification

There are four families placed in the Hypnodendrales:

  • Braithwaiteaceae
  • Hypnodendraceae
  • Pterobryellaceae
  • Racopilaceae

References

  1. ↑ Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; & Shaw, J. 2008: Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta. pp. 55-138 in Goffinet, B. & J. Shaw (eds.) Bryophyte Biology, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press.
  2. ↑ "Epiphytism and generic endemism in the Hypnodendrales: Cyrtopodendron, Franciella and macro-morphological plasticity" (PDF). Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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