Leskea sciuroides Hook.
Details
Leskea sciuroides Hook., Musci Exot. 2, 175 (1819)
Nomenclature
Hook.
Hook.
1819
175
ICN
Leskea sciuroides Hook.
species
Leskea sciuroides
The epithet sciuroides means squirrel-like and refers to the distinctive aspect of Glyphothecium shoots. The shoot tips usually curve upward and away from the substrate in a manner suggestive of the curvature of a squirrel’s tail.
Holotype: Tasmania, Musci Exot. 2: pl. 175. “In Insula Van Diemen, D.R. Brown”, herb. Hooker “H. 1973”, BM 000667785!
Taxonomic concepts
Leskea sciuroides Hook.
Leskea sciuroides Hook.
Notes
typification
Holotype: Tasmania, Musci Exot. 2: pl. 175. “In Insula Van Diemen, D.R. Brown”, herb. Hooker “H. 1973”, BM 000667785!
Etymology
The epithet sciuroides means squirrel-like and refers to the distinctive aspect of Glyphothecium shoots. The shoot tips usually curve upward and away from the substrate in a manner suggestive of the curvature of a squirrel’s tail.
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
7 August 2017