| Papillaria | |
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| Papillaria flexicaulis growing on a tree trunk. Wainuiomata, New Zealand. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Meteoriaceae |
| Genus: | Papillaria |
Papillaria is the largest genus in the family Meteoriaceae, with c. 70 species
Commonly found in canopies, on tree branches and trunks, in tropical subtropical and temperate forest.
Papilla in Latin can mean nipple, teat or bud. Named for the nipple-like structures on the surface of the leaf cells.
Papillaria contains the following species:
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