Chenia (plant)
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| Chenia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Pottiales |
| Family: | Pottiaceae |
| Genus: | Chenia R.H.Zander |
Chenia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.[1]
The genus name of Chenia is in honour of Pan Chieh Chen (1907–1970), a Chinese botanist (Bryology).[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Richard Henry Zander in Phytologia Vol.65 oon page 424 in 1989.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
The genus contains three species:[3]
- Chenia leptophylla Zander, 1993
- Chenia lorentzii Zander, 1993
- Chenia subobliqua Zander, 1989