Hypnum brachiatum Mitt.

Details

Name scientific

Hypnum brachiatum Mitt. in Hooker, Handb. New Zealand Fl. 472 (1867)

Preferred name

Drepanocladus brachiatus (Mitt.) Dixon

Taxonomy reference

Fife, A.J. 2014: Amblystegiaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Nomenclature

Authors

Mitt.

Original authors

Mitt.

Publication place

Hooker, J.D. 1867: Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: a systematic description of the native plants of New Zealand and the Chatham, Kermadec's, Lord Auckland's, Campbell's, and Macquarrie's Islands. Part II. Reeve, London.

Year published

1867

Publication page

472

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Hypnum brachiatum Mitt.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Hypnum brachiatum

Etymology

The epithet “brachiatus” means having “decussate branches provided with arms” and does not seem apt for the species.

Fife, A.J. 2014: Amblystegiaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Lectotype: New Zealand: Otago, Hector, NY-Mitten! (Designated by Hedenäs, 1998.)

Fife, A.J. 2014: Amblystegiaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Hypnales

Family

Hypnaceae

Genus

Hypnum

Species

brachiatum

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Hypnum brachiatum Mitt.

Hypnum brachiatum MItt.

Fife, A.J. (2014)

Drepanocladus brachiatus (Mitt.) Dixon

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Lectotype: New Zealand: Otago, Hector, NY-Mitten! (Designated by Hedenäs, 1998.)

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2014: Amblystegiaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet “brachiatus” means having “decussate branches provided with arms” and does not seem apt for the species.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2014: Amblystegiaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

25678d5f-a284-4fd4-b846-c3d335cf41fd

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

7 April 2006

Date last updated

6 June 2014

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