Isoetes alpina Kirk

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Name scientific

Isoetes alpina Kirk, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 7: 377, t. 25 (1875)

Preferred name

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Taxonomy reference

Brownsey, P.J.; Given, D.R.; Lovis, J.D. 1985: A revised classification of New Zealand pteridophytes with a synonymic checklist of species. New Zealand Journal of Botany 23(3): 431–489.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Brownsey, P.J.; Perrie, L.R. (2018)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Kirk

Authors

Kirk

Publication place

Kirk, T. 1875: Description of a new species of Isoëtes. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 7: 377.

Year published

1875

Publication page

377, t. 25

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Isoetes alpina

Etymology

From the Latin alpinus (alpine), a reference to the habitat of this species that includes alpine tarns.

Brownsey, P.J.; Perrie, L.R. 2018: Isoetaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 25. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Lectotype (selected by Brownsey et al. 2018): Lake Guyon, W.T.L. Travers s.n., WELT P003771!

Brownsey, P.J.; Perrie, L.R.; Field, A.R. 2018: Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in Isoetaceae and Lycopodiaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 56(4): 396–405.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Lycopodiopsida

Order

Isoetales

Family

Isoetaceae

Genus

Isoetes

Species

alpina

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

alpine quillwort

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Description

Submerged, axis short, deeply 3-lobed; lvs up to 75, 15 cm. to 5 dm. long, slender, dark green. Sporangia about oblong, up to 5 mm. long, megaspores greyish, smooth or obscurely tubercled; microspores ∞, minute.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Description

2n = 22

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Allan, H.H. (1961)

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Brownsey, P.J.; Given, D.R.; Lovis, J.D. (1985)

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Dawson, M.I. (2008)

Isoetes L.

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Isoetes alpina Kirk

de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Isoetes alpina Kirk

de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)

Isoetes alpina Kirk

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Isoetes alpina Kirk

[Not available]

100

Isoetes alpina Kirk

[Not available]

North Otago

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Lectotype (selected by Brownsey et al. 2018): Lake Guyon, W.T.L. Travers s.n., WELT P003771!

Note reference

Brownsey, P.J.; Perrie, L.R.; Field, A.R. 2018: Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in Isoetaceae and Lycopodiaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 56(4): 396–405.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

From the Latin alpinus (alpine), a reference to the habitat of this species that includes alpine tarns.

Note reference

Brownsey, P.J.; Perrie, L.R. 2018: Isoetaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 25. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

0baa5a3e-6fcb-44d2-aabb-94cdf9aff8a5

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

19 September 2018

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