| Merrilliobryum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Myriniaceae |
| Genus: | Merrilliobryum Broth. |
Merrilliobryum is a genus of mosses in family Myriniaceae.1 Species of the genus are found in New Guinea and the Philippines.2
The genus name of Merrilliobryum is in honour of Elmer Drew Merrill (1876-1956), who was an American botanist and taxonomist.3 The genus was circumscribed by Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus in 1908.
Species
The following two species are recognised in the genus Merrilliobryum:1
- Merrilliobryum fabronioides Broth.
- Merrilliobryum tanianum D.H.Norris, T.J.Kop. & W.R.Buck
References
References
- "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- Norris, D. H., et al. (2008). Bryophyte Flora of the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. LXXI Merrilliobryum (Myriniaceae, Musci). Annales Botanici Fennici 45(4):269-76.
- 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.