Homomallium

Homomallium
Homomallium incurvatum
Systematics
Subdivision : Bryophytina Class : Bryopsida Subclass : Bryidae Order : Hypnales Family : Hypnaceae Genre : Homomallium
Scientific name
Homomallium
( Chimp ) Loeske

Homomallium is a moss species from the order of Hypnales .

features

The leaves are arranged on one side. They are not curved circularly, are hollow and oval or oval-lanceolate in shape. The leaf margin is entire or serrated in the upper area. The lamina cells are elongated (prosenchymatous). The leaf wing cells are numerous and square.

The capsule is curved and asymmetrical.

Systematics

The genus is part of the Hypnaceae family and closely related to the Hypnum genus . It consists of 14 species, of which only one occurs in Europe:

• Homomallium incurvatum

Web links

Commons : Homomallium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

• Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 .