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The family, Fontinalaceae, consists of three genera, Fontinalis, Dichelymna, and Brachelyma, with a total of 27 species and 9 varieties: Fontinalis, 20 species and 9 varieties; Dichelyma, 5 species; and Brachelynma, 2 species. The known distribution is as follows: AFRICA 4-Fontinalis, 3 species, 1 variety. ASIA 6-Dichelymta, 2 species; Fontinalis, 3 species, 1 variety. EUROPE 12--Dichelyma, 2 species; Fontinalis, 6 species, 4 varieties. NORTH AMERICA 29Brachelyma, 2 species; Dichelymc, 4 species; Fontinalis, 17 species, 6 varieties. SOUTH AMERICA 4-Fontinalis, 4 species. The species with greatest range of distribution (occurring in three or more of the five areas) are Dichelymna falcatum (Asia, Europe, and North America), Fontinalis antipyretica (Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America), F. antipyretica var. gigantea (Africa, Europe, and North America), F. duriaei (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America), and F. hypnoides (Asia, Europe, and North America). Dichelyma capillaceum is known to occur in Europe and North America, Fontinalis antipyretica var. gracilis in Asia and Europe, F. dalecarlica in Europe and North America, and F. squamosa in Africa and Europe. |
