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Bestia (plant)
''Bestia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Lembophyllaceae. The genus name of ''Bestia'' is in honour of George Newton Best (1846–1926), an American bryologist, expert on moss taxonomy, and the second president of the Sullivant Moss Society The American Bryological and Lichenological Society is an organization devoted to the scientific study of all aspects of the biology of bryophytes and lichen-forming fungi and is one of the nation's oldest botanical organizations. It was originall .... Species: * '' Bestia breweriana'' (Lesq.) Grout * '' Bestia cristata'' (Hampe) L.F. Koch * '' Bestia holzingeri'' (Renauld & Cardot) Broth. * '' Bestia longipes'' (Sull. & Lesq.) Broth. * '' Bestia obtusatula'' (Kindb.) Broth. * '' Bestia occidentalis'' (Kindb.) Grout * '' Bestia vancouveriensis'' (Kindb.) Wijk & Margad. References Lembophyllaceae Moss genera {{hypnales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta ('' sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. Mosses typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. The individual plants are usually composed of simple leaves that are generally only one cell thick, attached to a stem that may be branched or unbranched and has only a limited role in conducting water and nutrients. Although some species have conducting tissues, these are generally poorly developed and structurally different from similar tissue found in vascular plants. Mosses do not have seeds and after fertilisation develop sporophytes with unbranched stalks topped with single capsules containing spores. They are typically tall, though some species are much larger. ''Dawsonia'', the tallest moss in the world, can grow to in height. Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lembophyllaceae
Lembophyllaceae is a family of pleurocarpous mosses in the order Hypnales. It was originally described by Finnish botanist Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus (1849–1929) in 1909. The family is mainly found in Australasia and southern South America. Taxonomy Lembophyllaceae is closely related to the family Neckeraceae. Members of Lembophyllaceae are differentiated from Neckeraceae by their typically terete shoots (vs. mostly complanate), the leaves being mostly often loosely appressed, and frequently well-developed peristomes (vs. reduced or 'neckeroid' periostomes). Genera include: * '' Antitrichia'' Bridel-Brederi - western North America * '' Bestia'' Broth. – western North America * '' Camptochaete'' Reichardt – Australasia * '' Dolichomitra'' (Lindberg) Broth. – Southeast Asia * '' Dolichomitriopsis'' S.Okamura – Southeast Asia * '' Fallaciella'' H. A. Crum – Australasia, southern South America * '' Fifea'' H. A. Crum – Australasia * '' Isothecium'' Brid. – widespread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Newton Best
George Newton Best (October 16, 1846 – June 18, 1926) was an American bryologist, expert on moss taxonomy, and second president of the Sullivant Moss Society.Snell, James P., and Franklin EllisHistory of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers Everts & Peck, 1881. Biography Best attended Lafayette College for three years before leaving to teach high school in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania. He resumed his education at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in medicine in 1875. He took up his medical practice in the Rosemont section of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Best was also a prominent bryologist, contributing often to Torrey Botanical Club publications. He was instrumental in revising and reclassifying many moss genera, including '' Thuidium'', '' Claopodium'', '' Heterocladium'', '' Leskea'', and '' Pseudoleskea''. Best served as associate editor of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sullivant Moss Society
The American Bryological and Lichenological Society is an organization devoted to the scientific study of all aspects of the biology of bryophytes and lichen-forming fungi and is one of the nation's oldest botanical organizations. It was originally known as the Sullivant Moss Society, named after William Starling Sullivant. The Society publishes a quarterly journal distributed worldwide, ''The Bryologist'', which includes articles on all aspects of the biology of mosses, hornworts, liverworts and lichens. The Society also publishes the quarterly journal ''Evansia'', which is intended for both amateurs and professionals in bryology and lichenology and is focused on North America. History The Society was founded in 1898, and was first known as the Sullivant Moss Chapter. It was founded by Elizabeth Gertrude Britton and Abel Joel Grout as a chapter of the Agassiz Association. The organization was established soon after the first publication of ''The Bryologist'', which evolved from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bestia Breweriana
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