Sendtner'S Molendoa Moss (Molendoa sendtneriana)
Description
Stems to 2.5[-7] cm, sclerodermis present. Leaves ovate, ligulate, elliptic or short-lanceolate, (0.3-)1-2(-2.5) mm, entire; leaf base usually not differentiated in shape but occasionally widened and ovate; costa ending 1-3 cells before the leaf apex (blunt-leaved plants) or percurrent or short-excurrent as a stout mucro, rounded to semicircular in section at mid leaf, guide cells 2-4; distal laminal cells usually subquadrate, occasionally triangular or transversely elongated, 1:1-2; often 2-stratose marginally or in patches medially.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Bryophyta
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Class: Bryopsida
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Order: Pottiales
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Family: Pottiaceae
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Genus: Molendoa
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