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This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Bestia cristata in version 1.1 of The Plant List.

Bestia cristata var. howei (Kindb.) L.F. Koch is a synonym of Isothecium cristatum var. howei (Kindb.) H.A. Crum, Steere & L.E. Anderson

This name is a synonym of Isothecium cristatum var. howei (Kindb.) H.A. Crum, Steere & L.E. Anderson.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35113748) with original publication details: Leafl. W. Bot. 6: 25 25 1950.