Pyrrosia Mirb.

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Name scientific

Pyrrosia Mirb. in Lamarck & Mirbel, Hist. Nat. Vég. 3, 471 (1802)

Preferred name

Pyrrosia Mirb.

Taxonomy reference

Brownsey, P.J.; Smith-Dodsworth, J.C. 2000: New Zealand ferns and allied plants. Edition 2. David Bateman, Auckland.

Linked name

Pyrrosia

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

Mirb.

Original authors

Mirb.

Publication place

Lamarck, J.B.A.P.M de; Mirbel, C.F.B. de 1802: Histoire naturelle des végétaux, classés par familles. Vol. 3. Crapelet, Paris.

Year published

1802

Publication page

471

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Pyrrosia Mirb.

Type taxon

Pyrrosia chinensis Mirb.

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Pyrrosia

Etymology

From the Greek pyrrhos (tawny), a reference to the colour of the hairs on the frond.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Polypodiaceae

Genus

Pyrrosia

Subordinates

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

is host of

Pyrrosia elaeagnifolia (Bory) Hovenkamp

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

Descriptions

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

Pyrrosia Mirb.

Description

Sori round to elongate, exindusiate, us. on included veinlets; with stellate paraphyses; veins obscured, irregularly anastomosing. Epiphytes with creeping paleate rhizomes, the simple fronds articulated to the rhizomes. Lamina coriac., clad below in stellate paleae. Perhaps 100 spp. mostly of Asia, Polynesia and Africa.