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Classification of Bryopsida: 16 Orders | Bryophytes

The following points highlight the sixteen orders under which bryopsida has been classified. The orders are:- 1. Tetraphidales 2. Buxbaumiales 3. Polytrichales 4. Dawsoniales 5. Archidiales 6. Dicranales 7. Fissidentales 8. Syrrhopodontales 9. Pottiales 10. Grimmiales 11. Encalyptales 12. Funariales 13. Eubryales 14. Isobryales 15. Hookeriales 16. Hypnobryales. Order # 1. Tetraphidales: In the Tetraphidales, consisting of the single family [...]

By |2016-10-17T07:29:55+00:00October 17, 2016|Bryophytes|Comments Off on Classification of Bryopsida: 16 Orders | Bryophytes
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Bryophytes: Botany Notes on Bryophytes | Plants

The below mentioned article provides a note on bryophytes. Fossil of Hepaticopsida: Fossils of the Hepaticopsida were previously not known before the Carboniferous while the lower vascular plants (the Pteridophytes) were known from a much earlier age. This fact, naturally, gave rise to speculations. Recently however, Hueber (1961) has discovered Hepaticites devonicus (Fig. 495A) from Devonian rocks in New York [...]

By |2016-10-17T07:29:52+00:00October 17, 2016|Bryophytes|Comments Off on Bryophytes: Botany Notes on Bryophytes | Plants
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Economic Importance of Bryophytes | Botany

We can study their economic importance under the following heads: 1. Ecological Importance 2. Formation of Peat 3. As Packing Material 4. As Bedding Stock 5. In Medicines 6. In Experimental Botany 7. As Food. 1. Ecological Importance: Bryophytes are of great ecological importance due to following reasons: (a) Pioneer of the land plants. Bryophytes are pioneer of the land [...]

By |2016-09-16T07:21:09+00:00September 16, 2016|Bryophytes|Comments Off on Economic Importance of Bryophytes | Botany
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