Papillaria
Genus of mosses
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Papillaria is the largest genus in the family Meteoriaceae, with c. 70 species[1]
| Papillaria | |
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| Papillaria flexicaulis growing on a tree trunk. Wainuiomata, New Zealand. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Meteoriaceae |
| Genus: | Papillaria |
Description
Commonly found in canopies, on tree branches and trunks, in tropical subtropical and temperate forest.[1]
Etymology
Papilla in Latin can mean nipple, teat or bud. Named for the nipple-like structures on the surface of the leaf cells.[1]
Taxonomy
Papillaria contains the following species:
- Papillaria deppei[2]
- Papillaria nitidiuscula[2]
- Papillaria imponderosa[2]
- Papillaria nigrescens[2]
- Papillaria guarapiensis[2]
- Papillaria chrysoclada[2]
- Papillaria amblyacis[2]
- Papillaria leuconeura[2]
- Papillaria africana[2]
- Papillaria flexicaulis[2]
- Papillaria nitens[2]
- Papillaria crocea[2]
- Papillaria flavolimbata[2]
