Fabroniaceae
Fabroniaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales. It has a worldwide distribution, in temperate and tropical regions.
The Fabroniaceae were established by Schimper to accommodate three genera: Fabronia, Anacamptodon and Anisodon.. Only Fabronia is still considered a member of the family. The Fabroniaceae are well represented in the tropics with few species occurring in the North Temperate Zone.
Description
They are tropical mosses that grow on tree trunks and have erect branches and exserted capsules with the operculum beaked. The gametophyte, is pleurocarpous, forming patches, or growing through other Bryophytes. It has primary stems that are procumbent. The leaves of main stems and branches are similar in form. The leaves are nerveless, or single-nerved. The leaf blade margins are flat; unistratose and finely crenulate or entire. The walls of basal leaf cells are thick and straight. They are dioecious.Taxonomy
The following genera are recognised in the family Fabroniaceae. Figures in brackets represent the number of species per genus:- Dimerodontium Mitt.
- Fabronia Raddi
- Ischyrodon Müll.Hal.
- Levierella Müll.Hal.