Oxyrrhynchium ovatum Cardot & Potier de la Varde (1924)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered after a century (Daniels et al., 2025)
Distribution & Habitat
Kodaikanal, Palani Hills, Western Ghats, India
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Potier de la Varde. (1924). Musci Madurensis (suite et fin). Revue Bryologique 51: 10-14.
Other references:
Brinda, John C. and Atwood, John J. (eds.). (2026). The Bryophyte Nomenclator, 14 Jul 2026. Available at: https://www.bryonames.org/ [Accessed on 16 August 2026]
Chopra, R. S. (1875). Taxonomy of Indian Mosses. New Delhi, India: CSIR. 631 pp.
Crosby, M. R., Magill, R. E., Allen, B. H. and He, S. (2000). A Checklist of the Mosses. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden. vi + 320 pp.
Daniels, A. E. D. (2010). Checklist of the bryophytes of Tamil Nadu. Archive for Bryology 65: 1-118.
Daniels, D. T. T., Daniels, A. E. D. and He, S. (2025). Rediscovery of the endemic moss, Oxyrrhynchium ovatum from the type locality after a century with notes on lectotypification. Nelumbo 67(2): 90-93. https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v67/2025/173470
Dandotiya, D., Govindapyari, H., Suman, S. and Uniyal, P. L. (2011). Checklist of the bryophytes of India. Archive for Bryology 88: 1-126.
Dhanyasree, B. and Daniels, A. E. D. (2023). Oxyrrhynchium speciosum (Brid.) Warnst. (Brachytheciaceae: Bryophyta) – new to the moss flora of India from the Western Ghats. Plant Science Today 10(2): 269-271. https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2118
Ignatov, M. S. and Isoviita, P. (2003). Proposal to conserve the name Oxyrrhynchium (Brachytheciaceae, Musci) with a conserved type. Taxon 52(2): 352-354. https://doi.org/10.2307/3647413
Tropicos. (2026). Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 16 August 2026 <https://tropicos.org/name/35174103>
WFO. (2026). Oxyrrhynchium ovatum Cardot & P.de la Varde. Published on the Internet. Available at: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001189700 [Accessed on 16 August 2026]