Leskeaceae

Leskeaceae
Leskea polycarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Leskeaceae Schimp.

Leskeaceae is a family of mosses belonging to the order Hypnales.^[1]

Genera

As recognised by World Flora Online (2024);^[2]

• Fabronidium Müll. Hal. (1 species)^[1]
• Haplocladium (Müll. Hal.) Müll. Hal. (18 species)^[1]
• Hylocomiopsis Cardot (2 species)^[1]
• Ignatovia U.B. Deshmukh (1 species)^[1]
• Iwatsukiella W.R. Buck & H.A. Crum (1 species)^[1]
• Leptocladium Broth. (1 species)^[1]
• Leskea Hedw. (26 species)^[1]
• Leskeadelphus Herzog (1 species)^[1]
• Leskeella (Limpr.) Loeske (2 species)^[1]
• Lindbergia Kindb. (18 species)^[1]
• Orthoamblystegium Dixon & Sakurai (1 species)^[1]
• Platylomella A.L. Andrews (1 species)^[1]
• Pseudoleskeopsis Broth. (12 species)^[1]
• Rozea Besch. (6 species)^[1]
• Schwetschkea Müll. Hal. (14 species)^[1]

Formerly included

• Bryonorrisia L.R.Stark & W.R.Buck – now in Anomodontaceae
• Chileobryon Enroth – now in Neckeraceae
• Duthiella Müller Hal. ex V.F.Brotherus – now in Meteoriaceae
• Habrodon Schimp. – now in Habrodontaceae
• Lescuraea Schimp. – now in Pseudoleskeaceae
• Lesquereuxia Lindb. – synonym of Lescuraea
• Mamillariella Laz. – synonym of Lindbergia
• Pseudodimerodontium (Broth.) Broth. – synonym of Leskeadelphus
• Pseudoleskea Bruch & Schimp. – now in Pseudoleskeaceae
• Pseudoleskeella Kindb. – now in Pseudoleskeellaceae
• Rigodiadelphus Dixon – now in Pseudoleskeaceae
• Neolescuraea Noguchi – synonym of Rigodiadelphus

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