The Moss Flora of Central America The Moss Flora of Central
America attempts to treat all of the mosses known or reported
from the region in the families Encalyptaceae through
Orthotrichaceae. Also treated are two genera previously included
in this group of mosses but now placed in the Dicranaceae. The
flora is specimen‑based, and wherever possible type specimens
have been examined. Type information is given for all species.
The format used in Part 1 of The Moss Flora of Central America
(Allen 1994) cited minimum type information, in this volume I
have tried to exactly repeated the type information given in the
original protologues. Not all type material has been examined.
Examination of type material is indicated within the text by the
citation of an Index Herbariorum, Ed. 8 acronym at the end of
the type information. As much as possible the generic keys and
descriptions refer to the genera as a whole not just to the
species found in Central America. To facilitate use, the genera
are arranged alphabetically