Distichium
Distichium is a genus of haplolepideous mosses in the monotypic family Distichiaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus Distichium has traditionally been considered part of family Ditrichaceae. However, phylogenetic analyses have found Ditrichaceae to be polyphyletic and Distichium part of a protohaplolepidous grade of early branching lineages in Dicranidae.Based on these studies Distichium was restored to Distichiaceae, where it was originally placed by Schimper. The family is now placed in order Distichiales along with family Timmiellaceae.
Species
The genus contains the following species:- Distichium asperrimum
- Distichium austroinclinatum
- Distichium brachyphyllum
- Distichium brachystegium
- Distichium brevifolium
- Distichium brevisetum
- Distichium bryoxiphioidium
- Distichium capillaceum
- Distichium crispatum
- Distichium hagenii
- Distichium inclinatum
- Distichium lorentzii
- Distichium remotifolium
- Distichium setifolium
- Distichium strictifolium
- ''Distichium vernicosum''