Weissia stricta Hook.f. & Wilson

Details

Name scientific

Weissia stricta Hook.f. & Wilson, London J. Bot. 3: 540 (1844)

Preferred name

Holodontium strictum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Ochyra

Taxonomy reference

Fife, A.J. 2018: Rhabdoweisiaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 37. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hook.f. & Wilson

Authors

Hook.f. & Wilson

Publication place

Hooker, J.D.; Wilson, W. 1844: Musci Antarctici; being characters with brief descriptions of the new species of mosses discovered during the voyage of H.M. Discovery ships, Erebus and Terror, in the southern circumpolar regions, together with those of Tasmania and New Zealand. London Journal of Botany 3: 533–556. [Oct. 1844]

Year published

1844

Publication page

540

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Weissia stricta Hook.f. & Wilson

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Weissia stricta

Etymology

The epithet strictum means very straight and, presuming that it refers to the leaves, seems inappropriate for the species.

Fife, A.J. 2018: Rhabdoweisiaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 37. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Lectotype: Kerguelen, J.D. Hooker 243, BM (Designated by Ochyra 1993.) Image seen online, JSTOR Global Plants, accessed 29 May 2017.

Fife, A.J. 2018: Rhabdoweisiaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 37. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Pottiales

Family

Pottiaceae

Genus

Weissia

Species

stricta

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Weissia stricta Hook.f. & Wilson

Weissia stricta Hook.f. & Wilson

Fife, A.J. (2018)

Holodontium strictum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Ochyra

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Lectotype: Kerguelen, J.D. Hooker 243, BM (Designated by Ochyra 1993.) Image seen online, JSTOR Global Plants, accessed 29 May 2017.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2018: Rhabdoweisiaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 37. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet strictum means very straight and, presuming that it refers to the leaves, seems inappropriate for the species.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2018: Rhabdoweisiaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 37. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

62d501ce-874b-4391-86f8-09a2b1cdd386

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

15 September 2005

Date last updated

21 September 2017

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