Abstract
Three genera and eleven species of Funariaceae are recognized for Brazil: Entosthodon Schwägr. (4 species), Funaria Hedw. (2 species), and Physcomitrium (Brid.) Brid. (5 species). Entosthodon ramulosus (Hampe) M.S.Dias & D.F.Peralta is a new combination, three lectotypes are indicated, and thirteen names are placed in synonymy: Funaria beyrichii Hampe with F. calvescens Schwägr., Funaria luteo-limbata Broth. and Entosthodon obtuso-apiculatus Mull.Hal. with Entosthodon ramulosus; Physcomitrium flavum (Müll.Hal.) Broth. with Entosthodon bonplandii (Hook.) Mitt.; Physcomitrium badium Broth. with P. umbonatum Mitt.; Physcomitrium lindmanii Broth. and P. convolutaceum Müll.Hal. with P. thieleanum Hampe; Physcomitrium acutifolium Broth., P. brevirostre Broth., P. serrulatum Mitt., P. cupulare Müll.Hal., P. platyphylloides Paris and P. sylvestre Müll.Hal. with P. subsphaericum Schimp. Six names are excluded from Brazil moss flora. Keys, diagnostic descriptions, and illustrations are presented for all recognized species.