Hypnum purpurascens Brid.
Details
Hypnum purpurascens Brid., Muscol. Recent. Suppl. 2, 121 (1812)
Nomenclature
Brid.
Brid.
1812
121
ICN
Hypnum purpurascens Brid.
species
Hypnum purpurascens
The epithet purpurascens aptly means becoming purple. The disused epithet humboldtii honours the great Prussian explorer and geographer Alexander von Humboldt who, together with Aimé Bonpland, gathered the type of Hedwigia humboldtii at high elevation in the northern Andes.
Taxonomic concepts
Hypnum purpurascens Brid.
Hypnum purpurascens Brid.
Notes
typification
Type: Réunion. Not seen.
Etymology
The epithet purpurascens aptly means becoming purple. The disused epithet humboldtii honours the great Prussian explorer and geographer Alexander von Humboldt who, together with Aimé Bonpland, gathered the type of Hedwigia humboldtii at high elevation in the northern Andes.
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
17 July 2015