Meesia

Meesia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Meesiaceae.

[1] The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

[1] The genus name of Meesia is in honour of David Meese (1723–1770), who was a Dutch botanist, notable for his authorship of the Flora frisica in 1760.

[2] The genus was first described by Johann Hedwig in 1801.

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