The liverworts and hornworts of Colombia and Ecuador / S. Robbert Gradstein.

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The liverworts and hornworts of Colombia and Ecuador / S. Robbert Gradstein.

9783030494506 (electronic book)
3030494500 (electronic book)
9783030494490
3030494497

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]

English

Summary also in German.

1 online resource (xxv, 723 pages) : illustrations.

10.1007/978-3-030-49450-6 doi

QK533.84.S63 G73 2021

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This book provides keys, descriptions and illustrations for about 850 species of liverworts and hornworts, in 148 genera and 47 families, of Colombia and Ecuador. The largest genera are Lejeunea (66 spp.), Plagiochila (65), Frullania (54), Radula (33), Metzgeria (33), Cololejeunea (32), Cheilolejeunea (30), Bazzania (26), Drepanolejeunea (25), Ceratolejeunea (18), Diplasiolejeunea (18), and Syzygiella (18). Species descriptions include brief morphological characterization and discussion with emphasis on characters for identification, world range as well as distribution and habitat in Colombia and Ecuador. Classes, orders, families and genera are also described and the main features for recognition of the genera are briefly discussed. The introduction includes chapters on history of exploration, diversity and endemism, and classification. A glossary, bibliography and index to scientific names are also provided.

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