Orthotrichum prorepens Hook.

Details

Name scientific

Orthotrichum prorepens Hook., Musci Exot. 2, 120 (1819)

Preferred name

Macromitrium prorepens (Hook.) Schwägr.

Taxonomy reference

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hook.

Authors

Hook.

Publication place

Hooker, W.J. 1819–1820: Musci Exotici, containing figures and descriptions of new or little known foreign mosses and other cryptogamic subjects. Vol. 2. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London.

Year published

1819

Publication page

120

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Orthotrichum prorepens Hook.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Orthotrichum prorepens

Etymology

The epithet prorepens refers to the creeping habit.

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Holotype: N.Z., Dusky Bay, A. Menzies, 1791, BM-Hooker (Cited by Vitt 1983.) Not seen.

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Orthotrichales

Family

Orthotrichaceae

Genus

Orthotrichum

Species

prorepens

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Orthotrichum prorepens Hook.

Orthotrichum prorepens Hook.

Fife, A.J. (2017)

Macromitrium prorepens (Hook.) Schwägr.

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Holotype: N.Z., Dusky Bay, A. Menzies, 1791, BM-Hooker (Cited by Vitt 1983.) Not seen.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet prorepens refers to the creeping habit.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

4d3b5972-2f49-400e-b5c7-b539a0d6f284

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

22 February 2016

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