A Synopsis of the British Mosses

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Hobkirk, Charles C. P. (Charles Codrington Pressick), 1837-1902

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A Synopsis of the British Mosses Containing Descriptions of All the Genera and Species, (With Localities of the Rarer Ones) Found in Great Britain and Ireland, Based Upon Wilson's "Bryologia Britannica," Schimper's "Synopsis," Etc.

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QK: Science: Botany

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Mosses -- Great Britain

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Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 65710

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June 27, 2021

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1. 1.A Synopsis OF The British Mosses , CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE GENERA AND SPECIES, (WITH LOCALITIES OF THE RARER ONES) FOUND IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, BASED UPON WILSON’S “BRYOLOGIA BRITANNICA,” SCHIMPER’S “SYNOPSIS,” ETC.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.LIST OF CONTRACTIONS USED IN THIS VOLUME.
4. 4.NOTICE TO COLLECTORS.
5. 5.ANALYSIS OF GENERA.
6. 6.DIVISION I. ACROCARPI. (Genera 1–72.) — 1. ANDREÆA. Ehr. — a. L. nerveless. — b. L. nerved. — 2. SPHAGNUM. Dill. — Sect. I. Leaves obtuse roundish or elliptical. — Sect. II. Leaves acuminate, ovate, or ovate-lanceolate. — 3. ARCHIDIUM. Bridel. — 4. PHASCUM. Linn. — Sect. I. ( Ephemerum. ) Almost stemless, capsule immersed, barren fl. gemmiform at base of, or near to, fertile fl. — Sect. II. Barren fl. axillary, antheridia naked. — Sect. III. Barren fl. axillary, gemmiform. — Sect. IV. Barren fl. naked in the axil of a perichætial leaf. — Sect. V. Stems growing by innovations, caps. therefore often apparently lateral, leaves narrow, almost setaceous. — Sect. VI. Stems perennial branched; leaves linear-lanceolate firm strongly nerved; caps. with traces of a dehiscent lid; barren fl. gemmiform, terminal on a branch or sometimes axillary. — 5. GYMNOSTOMUM. Hedw. — Sect. I. Infl. dioicous, margin of l. reflexed or plane, not incurved. — Sect. II. Infl. monoicous; margins of l. incurved or plane, not reflexed. — 6. WEISSIA. Hedw. — a. Monoicous. — Sect. II. Infl. dioicous; terminal. — 7. RHABDOWEISSIA. Bruch. & S. — 8. CAMPYLOSTELIUM. Bruch. & S. — 9. BRACHYODUS. Nees. & H. — 10. SELIGERIA. Bruch & S. — 11. ANODUS. Bruch. & S. — 12. STYLOSTEGIUM. Wils. — 13. BLINDIA. Wils. — 14. ARCTOA. Bruch. & S. — 15. CYNODONTIUM. Bruch. & S. — 16. DICRANUM. Hedw. — a. ( Dicranella. Schimp.) — b. ( Eu-dicranum. ) — 17. LEUCOBRYUM. Hampe. — 18. CERATODON. Brid. — 19. DICRANODONTIUM. Br. & S. — 20. CAMPYLOPUS. Brid. — a. Leaves hoary at point. — b. Leaves unicolorous. — 21. POTTIA. Ehrh. — 22. ANACALYPTA. Röhl. — [23. DESMATODON. Brid. — Vide “ Tortula .”] — 24. DISTICHIUM. B. & S. — 25. DIDYMODON. Br. & S. — 1. Monoicous. — 2. Dioicous. — 26. TRICHOSTOMUM. Br. & S. — Sect. I. L. lanceolate or ligulate: dioicous. — Sect. II. L. subulate from a lanceolate base. — 27. TORTULA. Schreb. — Sect. I. Aloidella. L. rigid, covered on the upper side with articulated cellular filaments or gemmæ arising from the broad nerve. — Sect. II. Cuneifoliæ. L. broadly or spathulato-lanceolate. — Sect. III. Barbula. L. naked, narrowly or ovate-lanceolate, in some species slightly cirrhate when dry. — Sect. IV. Syntrichia. Lower portion of peristome forming a long tube. — Sect. V. Tortuosæ. L. strongly twisted and cirrhate when dry. — 28. CINCLIDOTUS. B. & S. — 29. ENCALYPTA. Schreb. — a. Monoicous. — b. Dioicous: perist. double. — 30. HEDWIGIA. Ehr. — 31. HEDWIGIDIUM. B. & S. — 32. GRIMMIA. Ehr. B. & S. — Sect. I. Schistidium. Caps. smooth, immersed on a very short straight seta, calyptra small, cleft at base into several lobes. — Sect. II. Gastero-grimmia. Plants very short pulvinate; caps. slightly emerging, ventricose on one side, on a short curved seta; calyptra five-lobed or cucullate. — Sect. III. Eu-grimmia. L. ending in a hair point; caps. plicate, exserted on a curved seta; cal. multifid at base, or with a single cleft at side. — Sect. IV. Guembellia. L. not curling, generally piliferous; caps. smooth on a straight seta; cal. multifid at base or cucullate. — 33. RACOMITRIUM. B. & S. — A. Dichotomously branched, innovations simple fastigiate. — B. Branches irregular, with lateral ramuli; innov. not fastigiate. — 34. GLYPHOMITRIUM. Schwg. — 35. PTYCHOMITRIUM. B. & S. — 36. ORTHOTRICHUM. B. & S. — A. Caps. on a very short seta, immersed or shortly exserted; ochrea distinct, calyptra with about ten furrows. — B. Caps. on a long seta, much exserted. — 37. ZYGODON. Hook. & T. — A. Peristome absent. — B. Peristome present. — 38. TETRAPHIS. Hedw. — 39. TETRODONTIUM. Schw. — 40. BUXBAUMIA. Haller. — 41. DIPHYSCIUM. W. & M. — 42. ATRICHUM. P. Beauv. — a. Monoicous. — b. Dioicous. — 43. OLIGOTRICHUM. De C. — 44. POGONATUM. P. Beauv. — 45. POLYTRICHUM. Brid. — A. Caps. six-angled; apophysis indistinct. — B. Caps. four-angled; apoph. very distinct. — 46. TIMMIA. Hedw. — 47. AULACOMNION. Schw. — 48. ORTHODONTIUM. Schw. — 49. LEPTOBRYUM. Wils. — 50. BRYUM. H. & T. — Synopsis specierum. — Sect. I. — Sect. II. — Sect. III. — Sect. IV. — Sect. V. — Sect. VI. — Sect. VII. — 51. MNIUM. B. & S. — A. L. sharply serrated. — B. L. nearly entire, not bordered. — C. L. entire, with a cartilaginous border. — 52. CINCLIDIUM. Swartz. — 53. MIELICHHOFERIA. N. & H. — 54. PALUDELLA. Ehr. — 55. MEESIA. Hedw. — 56. AMBLYODON. P. Beauv. — 57. FUNARIA. Schreb. — 1. Caps. cernuous on a straight seta, annulus none. — 2. Caps. furrowed when dry, on a long arcuate seta, annulus present. — 58. ENTOSTHODON. Schw. — 59. PHYSCOMITRIUM. Brid. — 60. BARTRAMIDULA. B. & S. — 61. BARTRAMIA. Hedw. — 1. Caps. erect, perist. single. — 2. Caps. cernuous, perist. double. — 62. CONOSTOMUM. Swartz. — 63. CATASCOPIUM. Brid. — 64. DISCELIUM. Brid. — 65. SPLACHNUM. B. & S. — 66. TETRAPLODON. B. & S. — 67. TAYLORIA. Hooker. — 68. DISSODON. Grev. — 69. ŒDIPODIUM. Schw. — 70. SCHISTOSTEGA. Mohr. — 71. FISSIDENS. Hedw. — I. Fructif. terminal. — II. Fructif. lateral.
7. 7.DIVISION II. PLEUROCARPI. — 73. LEUCODON. Schw. — 74. ANTITRICHIA. Brid. — 75. LEPTODON. Brid. — 76. ANOMODON. H. & T. — 77. HABRODON. Schp. — 78. PTEROGONIUM. Swartz. — 79. ISOTHECIUM. Brid. — 80. CLIMACIUM. W. & M. — 81. CYLINDROTHECIUM. Bry. Eur. — 82. LESKEA. Hed. — A. L. not striate. — B. L. striate. — 83. HYPNUM. Dill. — Sub-genus I. Thuyidium. St. erect, pinnate or bipinnate, with numerous branched villi; l. densely papillose on the back; nerve single. — Sub-genus II. Ptychodium. Branches sub-pinnate; l. patent and secund, often deeply sulcate, thinly nerved to apex; areolæ shortly linear, quadrate at the angles; caps. cernuous, horizontal, ovate; per. teeth dense and narrow, lamellose, cilia rudimentary. — Sub-genus III. Camptothecium. Stems trailing in part, sub-erect, branched; l. silky, striate, thinly nerved, areolæ narrowly linear; caps. cernuous, on a smooth or rough incurved seta; lid shortly rostrate or conical; internal perist. with long cilia. — Sub-genus IV. Brachythecium. Plants upright or prone, irregularly branched; l. silky, patent or sub-secund, more or less decurrent, thinly nerved, striate; areolæ narrowly hexagono-rhomboid, generally quadrate at basal angles; caps. ovate, sub-globose, or oblong, often turgid, lid conical. — Sub-genus V. Scleropodium . Areolation vermicular, slightly dilated and excavate at angles; caps. on a rough seta, sub-erect or cernuous, turgid, ovate or oblong and sub-incurved. — Sub-genus VI. Eurynchium. More or less pinnately branched; areolæ narrowly rhomboid or sub-vermicular, dilated at the angles; caps. cernuous and horizontal, on a smooth or rough seta; lid with a long beak. — Sub-genus VII. Hyocomium. St. prostrate; l. broadly obcordate, with a long apiculus, decurrent, shortly two-nerved; areolæ, above flexuoso-linear, middle narrowly rectangular, angles broadly hexagonal or rectangular; caps. on a thick seta, oval, turgid, cernuous; lid mammillate. — Sub-genus VIII. Rhynchostegium. Plants low cæspitose, with scattered branches; l. soft, shining, nerveless or simply nerved; areolæ elongate, narrowly hexagono-rhomboid; caps. horizontal cernuous; lid with a subulate beak. — Sub-genus IX. Thamnium. Dendroid from a creeping rhizome; l. sub-complanate, nerved, areolæ minute, quadrate or rhomboid at apex, narrowly oblong at base; caps. short and sub-arcuate with the seta, turgidly ovate, lid with a long beak; inner perist. with long appendiculate cilia. — Sub-genus X. Plagiothecium. St. generally prostrate, or partially erect, branched; l. complanate or secund, thin, silky, nerveless or shortly two-nerved; areolæ long hexagono-rhomboid; caps. sub-erect or cernuous, more or less incurved; lid convexo-conical or rostrate; per. teeth pale thin, internal a membrane with narrowish processes; cilia none or obscure. — Sub-genus XI. Amblystegium. Plants small prostrate, sparingly branched; l. soft, generally opaque, simply nerved, rarely nerveless; areolæ hexagono-rhomboidal parenchymatous, or tubular prosenchymatous; caps. sub-erect or incurvo-cernuous, oval and sub-arcuate cylindrical, opaque, on a smooth seta; lid large, tumidly conical, obtuse; internal perist. generally integrate, cilia more or less perfect, rarely none. — Sub-genus XII. eu - Hypnum . St. erect or procumbent, sometimes radiculose and pinnate; l. patent, squarrose, or falcato-secund, nerve various or none; areolæ narrowly linear,, often dilated, and transparent at base; caps. incurved cernuous on a smooth seta; lid convexo-conical, mammillate, rarely rostrate; perist. perfect. — Sub-genus XIII. Hylocomium. St. woody, pinnate or bipinnate, or sparingly branched; l. scariose, shining, sulcate, thinly two-nerved, without radicles; cells narrow, linear, broader at base; caps. ovate or ovate-globose, coriaceous, lid mammillate, perist. large, perfect. — 84. OMALIA. Brid. — 85. NECKERA. Hedwig. — 86. HOOKERIA. Smith. — 87. DALTONIA. Hooker & Taylor. — 88. CRYPHÆA. Mohr. — 89. FONTINALIS. Dill. — 90. DICHELYMA. Myrin.
8. 8.APPENDIX. — I. ADDITIONAL SPECIES. — II. ALTERATIONS OF NOMENCLATURE, AND SYNONYMS. — ONCOPHORUS. Brid. — III. ERRATA.
9. 9.GLOSSARY OF THE PRINCIPAL TERMS USED IN THIS VOLUME.
10. 10.INDEX TO GENERA AND SYNONYMS.

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