Leucodon pallidus Hook.

Details

Name scientific

Leucodon pallidus Hook., Musci Exot. 2, Pl. 172 (1820)

Preferred name

Sclerodontium pallidum (Hook.) Schwägr.

Taxonomy reference

Crum, H.A. 1986: A survey of the moss genus Sclerodontium. Hikobia 9: 289–295.

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

1820

Publication page

Pl. 172

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Leucodon pallidus Hook.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Leucodon pallidus

Etymology

The species epithet pallidum refers to the pallid, often grey-green tint of the leaves. The disused epithet sieberianum honours Franz W. Sieber, a widely travelled Czech plant collector who visited Port Jackson (Sydney region) in N.S.W. in 1823.

Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Type material: Nova Hollandia s. loc. et s. coll., “Mr. Dickson 4, herb. H[ooker] 2143”, BM 000671582! See notes below.

Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Hypnales

Family

Leucodontaceae

Genus

Leucodon

Species

pallidus

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Leucodon pallidus Hook.

Leucodon pallidus Hook.

Crum, H.A. (1986)

Sclerodontium pallidum (Hook.) Schwägr.

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Type material: Nova Hollandia s. loc. et s. coll., “Mr. Dickson 4, herb. H[ooker] 2143”, BM 000671582! See notes below.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

63352a67-9625-4164-9f01-813e2a1138ee

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

30 October 2023

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