Lycopodium ramulosum Kirk

Details

Name scientific

Lycopodium ramulosum Kirk, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 11: 456, t. 19b (1879)

Preferred name

Lycopodiella diffusa (R.Br.) B.Øllg.

Nomenclature

Authors

Kirk

Original authors

Kirk

Publication place

Kirk, T. 1879: Description of a new species of Lycopodium. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 11: 456–457.

Year published

1879

Publication page

456, t. 19b

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Lycopodium ramulosum Kirk

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Lycopodium ramulosum

Typification

Lectotype (selected by Allan 1961): Hokitika, W. Tipler, WELT P004323/A-C!

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Lycopodiopsida

Order

Lycopodiales

Family

Lycopodiaceae

Genus

Lycopodium

Species

ramulosum

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

carpet clubmoss

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Lycopodium ramulosum Kirk

Description

Main stems subterranean in boggy ground, above ground in drier habitats, seldom more than 25 cm. long, with deeply descending branches. Aerial stems much-branched, prostrate to sub-lianoid, often interlacing. Lvs spreading to ascending, 3-5 mm. long, subulate-lanceolate, mucronate, decurrent, keeled. Strobili solitary, terminal, erect, 6-15 mm. long, sts terminating short lateral branchlets. Sporophylls imbricate, ascending, broad-ovate, abruptly acuminate to cuspidate, margins entire or with a few teeth.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Lycopodium ramulosum Kirk

Lycopodium ramulosum Kirk

Allan, H.H. (1961)

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Lycopodium ramulosum Kirk

New Zealand

Southland Land District

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Lectotype (selected by Allan 1961): Hokitika, W. Tipler, WELT P004323/A-C!

Note reference

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Metadata

Record id

63410c8c-e8f1-4e8c-aea7-b31a97c97035

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

9 January 2020

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