Bryophytes of Uganda. 5. Bryocrumia L.E.Anderson (Hypnaceae), a monotypic moss genus new to Africa

A number of collections from Africa identified as Phyllodon scutellifolius or Glossadelphus serpyllifolius belong to Bryocrumia vivicolor , previously known only from America and Asia. Phyllodon scutellifolius is known only from one (possibly two) collections from Madagascar, and Glossadelphus serpyllifolius is a synonym of Bryocrumia vivicolor .