<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the Flora of southern Africa area, comprising the countries of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland, the moss family Sematophyllaceae consists of three genera (<italic>Trichosteleum</italic>, <italic>Donnellia</italic> and <italic>Sematophyllum</italic>) and nine species. Core sematophyllous taxa with collenchymatous exothecial cells, long rostrate operculum, linear leaf cells and differentiated alar cells are included in the family. <italic>Meiothecium fuscescens</italic> is transferred to <italic>Donnellia</italic> and a new combination made. <italic>Sematophyllum wageri</italic> is reduced to synonymy under <italic>S. brachycarpum</italic> and a lectotype is designated for <italic>S. dregei</italic>. Each species is described and its distribution mapped.</p></abstract>

In the Flora of southern Africa area, comprising the countries of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland, the moss family Sematophyllaceae consists of three genera (Trichosteleum, Donnellia and Sematophyllum) and nine species. Core sematophyllous taxa with collenchymatous exothecial cells, long rostrate operculum, linear leaf cells and differentiated alar cells are included in the family. Meiothecium fuscescens is transferred to Donnellia and a new combination made. Sematophyllum wageri is reduced to synonymy under S. brachycarpum and a lectotype is designated for S. dregei. Each species is described and its distribution mapped.

A revision of the family Sematophyllaceae (Bryophyta) in southern Africa

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences

Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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In the Flora of southern Africa area, comprising the countries of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland, the moss family Sematophyllaceae...

A revision of the family Sematophyllaceae (Bryophyta) in southern Africa

Published Online: Jul 01, 2019

Page range: 157 - 174

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2019-0016

Keywords
Taxonomy, distribution, southern Africa, Sematophyllaceae

© 2019 Paulo E.A.S. Câmara et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A revision of the family Sematophyllaceae (Bryophyta) in southern Africa

Published Online: Jul 01, 2019

Page range: 157 - 174

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2019-0016

KeywordsTaxonomy, distribution, southern Africa, Sematophyllaceae

© 2019 Paulo E.A.S. Câmara et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Taxonomy, distribution, southern Africa, Sematophyllaceae