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Tropical Bryology Links

 

A more extensive list of general bryological links can be found in the BBS main site.

 

Tropical Bryology Research

Tropical Bryology Research (TBR) was formed in 1997 to further bryological research in the tropics (particularly in Africa).

 

Guide to bryophytes of Africa (GBA)

GBA online is the web version of 'Guide to bryophytes of sub-Saharan Africa' - a project initiated by Tropical Bryology Research.

 

General tropical bryology resources

 

Bryological Resources at Missouri Botanical Garden

Includes links to MOBOT projects such as MOSs TROPICOS the searchable nomenclatural moss database, Mosses of the Tropical Andes, the online catalogue of neotropical mosses (LATMOSS), Moss Flora of Central America... and more.

 

Plants and Lichens of Saba

Includes a searchable database of bryophytes collected for the Plants and Lichens of Saba project.

 

Lejeunea -M. Elena Reiner-Drehwald

A data resource on Lejeunea, including keys and photos, principally from the Neotropics. 

 

Online literature and specimens

 

Aluka - African Plants Initiative

A digital library of type specimens contributed from over 50 partner herbaria (includes bryophytes).

 

Moss Types Project - Natural History Museum, London

A searchable database of type specimen images, label data and scanned protologues.  Includes approximately 2000 specimens of pleurocarpous mosses.

 

Digital Library of the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid

A useful resource for historical botanical literature.

 

Botanicus Digital Library

A web-based encyclopaedia of historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library.