Hypnum amoenum Hedw.

Details

Name scientific

Hypnum amoenum Hedw., Sp. Musc. Frond. 292 (1801)

Preferred name

Rhaphidorrhynchium amoenum (Hedw.) M.Fleisch.

Taxonomy reference

Fife, A.J. 2012: New taxa of Sematophyllum and Wijkia (Musci: Sematophyllaceae), with a key to New Zealand Sematophyllaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 50(4): 435–447.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hedw.

Authors

Hedw.

Publication place

Hedwig, J. 1801: Species Muscorum Frondosorum descriptae et tabulis aeneis lxxvii coloratis illustratae. Barth, Leipzig.

Year published

1801

Publication page

292

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Hypnum amoenum Hedw.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Hypnum amoenum

Etymology

The species epithet derives from the adjective amoenus meaning beautiful or pleasing.

Fife, A.J. 2016: Sematophyllaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 28. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Type: “Seelandia”. Not seen.

Fife, A.J. 2016: Sematophyllaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 28. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Hypnales

Family

Hypnaceae

Genus

Hypnum

Species

amoenum

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Hypnum amoenum Hedw.

Hypnum amoenum Hedw.

Fife, A.J. (2012)

Rhaphidorrhynchium amoenum (Hedw.) M.Fleisch.

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Type: “Seelandia”. Not seen.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2016: Sematophyllaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 28. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The species epithet derives from the adjective amoenus meaning beautiful or pleasing.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2016: Sematophyllaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 28. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

53fba1fe-da56-4e0c-afbd-2a30f7918e32

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

30 October 2023

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