Hornschuch'S Molendoa Moss

(Molendoa hornschuchiana)

galery

Description

Stems to 2 cm, sclerodermis present. Leaves long-lanceolate, 3-4 mm, proximal shoulders denticulate by projecting corners of marginal cells, apex subulate; leaf base much widened, ovate-rectangular, sheathing the stem; costa excurrent as a mucro, semilunar in section at mid leaf, guide cells 4-9; distal laminal cells often longitudinally elongate medially, 1-2:1, rarely 2-stratose in patches.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order:Pottiales
Family:Pottiaceae
Genus:Molendoa
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