Archidium

Archidium is a genus of mosses; it is the only^[3] genus in the family Archidiaceae and order Archidiales.^[2] Historically, they were considered the only genus in the subclass Archidiidae Engl.^[4][5]

Archidium
Archidium alternifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae
Order:	Archidiales Limpr.
Family:	Archidiaceae Schimp.[1]
Genus:	Archidium Brid.[2]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Archidiella Irmsch. Pleuridium Brid.

Classification

The following 35 species are recognised in the genus Archidium:^[6]

• Archidium acanthophyllum Snider
• Archidium acauloides G. Schwab
• Archidium alternifolium (Dicks. ex Hedw.) Schimp.
• Archidium amplexicaule Müll. Hal.
• Archidium andersonianum Snider
• Archidium birmannicum Mitt. ex Dixon
• Archidium brevinerve P. de la Varde
• Archidium capense Hornsch.
• Archidium clarksonianum I.G. Stone
• Archidium clavatum I.G. Stone
• Archidium crassicostatum D.R. Toren, Kellman & Shevock
• Archidium cubense R.S. Williams
• Archidium dinteri (Irmsch.) Snider
• Archidium donnellii Austin
• Archidium elatum Dixon & Sainsbury
• Archidium hallii Austin
• Archidium indicum Hampe & Müll. Hal.
• Archidium johannis-negrii Tongiorgi
• Archidium julaceum Müll. Hal.
• Archidium julicaule Müll. Hal.
• Archidium laterale Bruch
• Archidium laxirete P. de la Varde
• Archidium microthecium Dixon & P. de la Varde
• Archidium minus (Renauld & Cardot) Snider
• Archidium minutissimum I.G. Stone
• Archidium muellerianum Snider
• Archidium oblongifolium D.F. Peralta, A.B.M. Rios & Goffinet
• Archidium ohioense Schimp. ex Müll. Hal.
• Archidium rehmannii Mitt.
• Archidium rothii Watts ex G. Roth
• Archidium stellatum I.G. Stone
• Archidium subulatum Müll. Hal.
• Archidium tenerrimum Mitt.
• Archidium thalliferum I.G. Stone
• Archidium wattsii (Broth.) I.G. Stone
• Archidium yunnanense Arts & Magill

References

1. Tropicos: Archidiaceae Schimp.
2. NZOR Name Details: Archidium Brid. New Zealand Organisms Register.
3. The Plant List: Archidiaceae
4. Engler, Adolf (1892). Syllabus der Vorlesungen über specielle und medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik. Eine Uebersicht über das gesammte Pflanzensystem mit Berücksichtigung der Medicinal- und Nutzpflanzen, (in German). Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger. p. 47.
5. Gradstein, S. Robbert; Churchill, Steven P.; Salazar-Allen, Noris (2001). Guide to the Bryophytes of Tropical America. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 86. New York Botanical Garden. p. 19.
6. "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2024-10-26.

External links

• Stone, Ilma G. (1984). "Archidium wattsiicomb. nov. in Australia". Journal of Bryology. 13 (2): 153–157. doi:10.1179/jbr.1984.13.2.153.
• Stone, Ilma G. (1987). "The development of the Archidium capsule: clarification of a misconception". Journal of Bryology. 14 (4): 745–751. doi:10.1179/jbr.1987.14.4.745.