Rhaphidorrhynchium confertissimum (Mitt.) Broth. (1925:424)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Stereodon confertissimus Mitt. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot., Suppl. 1(2): 102 (1859); Rhaphidostegium confertissimum (Mitt.) A.Jaeger in Ber. Thätigk. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 1876–77: 392 (1878)
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered (Aishwarya & Daniels, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Kerala, India
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brotherus, Viktor Ferdinand. (1925). Musci (Laubmoose) 2. Hälfte. 542 pp., 796 fig. In: H. G. A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Zweite Auflage 11. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin.
Other references:
Aishwarya, S. R. and Daniels, A. (2024). Rediscovery of Rhaphidorrhynchium confertissimum (Sematophyllaceae) –from the Western Ghats. Nelumbo 66(1): 109-111. https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v66/2024/173197
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]
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.
Gangulee, H. C. (1980). Mosses E. India 8(Hypnobryales–Hypnineae: Floristic trends: Index: Errata): pp. (xlv–liii) + 1753–2145. Privately published, Calcutta.
Tropicos. (2026). Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 16 August 2026 <https://tropicos.org/name/35145205>
WFO. (2026). Rhaphidorrhynchium confertissimum (Mitt.) Broth. Published on the Internet. Available at: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001172505 [Accessed on 16 August 2026]