Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
![Fissidens leptocladus, habit with capsule. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLK]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLK/SysPortalThumb)
![Fissidens leptocladus, habit with capsule, dry. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLL]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLL/SysPortalThumb)
![Fissidens leptocladus, habit ♂ plant. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLM]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLM/SysPortalThumb)
![Fissidens leptocladus, leaf cross-section, region of vaginant and dorsal laminae. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLN]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLN/SysPortalThumb)
![Fissidens leptocladus, laminal cells, margin of vaginant lamina. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLP]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLP/SysPortalThumb)
![Fissidens leptocladus, leaf apex. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLQ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLQ/SysPortalThumb)
![Fissidens leptocladus, laminal cells, margin of dorsal lamina. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLR]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLR/SysPortalThumb)
![Fissidens leptocladus, leaf. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLS]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLS/SysPortalThumb)
![Fissidens leptocladus, leaf. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLT]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLT/SysPortalThumb)
![CHR 441175 Type specimen of Fissidens variolimbatus Allison. Creator: Kate Boardman. © Landcare Research 2012. [Image: 11RR]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/11RR/SysPortalThumb)
![Fissidens leptocladus, habit with capsule. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLK]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLK/SysPortalPreview)
![Fissidens leptocladus, habit with capsule, dry. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLL]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLL/SysPortalPreview)
![Fissidens leptocladus, habit ♂ plant. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLM]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLM/SysPortalPreview)
![Fissidens leptocladus, leaf cross-section, region of vaginant and dorsal laminae. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLN]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLN/SysPortalPreview)
![Fissidens leptocladus, laminal cells, margin of vaginant lamina. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLP]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLP/SysPortalPreview)
![Fissidens leptocladus, leaf apex. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLQ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLQ/SysPortalPreview)
![Fissidens leptocladus, laminal cells, margin of dorsal lamina. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLR]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLR/SysPortalPreview)
![Fissidens leptocladus, leaf. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLS]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLS/SysPortalPreview)
![Fissidens leptocladus, leaf. Drawn from J.E. Beever 70-16, AK 284382. Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © Landcare Research 2014. [Image: 1FLT]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1FLT/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 441175 Type specimen of Fissidens variolimbatus Allison. Creator: Kate Boardman. © Landcare Research 2012. [Image: 11RR]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/11RR/SysPortalPreview)
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Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway, Pap. & Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania 1912: 136 (1913)
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Rodway
1913
136
ICN
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
species
Fissidens leptocladus
The epithet leptocladus, from leptos (slender) + klados (branch), presumably refers to the habit of the shoots.
Lectotype: Tasmania, Mt Wellington, Guy Fawkes Rivulet, Sep. 1890, Weymouth 385, HO! (Designated by Stone 1990c, p. 262.) Isolectotypes: WELT M029197!, CHR 568259!
Classification
Synonyms
Taxonomic concepts
Fissidens cheesemanii Geh.
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Fissidens gonioneurus Müll.Hal.
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Fissidens leptocladus Rodway
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Fissidens leptocladus Rodway
Fissidens leptocladus subsp. gonioneurus Dixon
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Fissidens leptocladus var. cheesemanii Dixon
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Fissidens obscurifolius Dixon 1923
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Fissidens variolimbatus Allison
Fissidens leptocladus Müll.Hal. ex Rodway
Collections
Notes
typification
Lectotype: Tasmania, Mt Wellington, Guy Fawkes Rivulet, Sep. 1890, Weymouth 385, HO! (Designated by Stone 1990c, p. 262.) Isolectotypes: WELT M029197!, CHR 568259!
Etymology
The epithet leptocladus, from leptos (slender) + klados (branch), presumably refers to the habit of the shoots.
Metadata
50394024-5b6e-400c-b276-0fdc70e98066
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
26 February 2015
