Phascum acaulon With.

Details

Name scientific

Phascum acaulon With., Syst. Arr. Brit. Pl., ed. 4, 3, 768 (1801)

Preferred name

Tortula acaulon (With.) R.H.Zander

Taxonomy reference

Zander, R.H. 1993: Genera of the Pottiaceae: mosses of harsh environments. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 32: i–vi, 1–378.

Nomenclature

Original authors

With.

Authors

With.

Publication place

Withering, W. 1801: A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants. Vol. 3. Edition 4. Cadell, London.

Year published

1801

Publication page

768

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Phascum acaulon With.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Phascum acaulon

Etymology

The epithet acaulon (without a stem) no doubt refers to the very short stature of the plants.

Typification

Type: Europe. Not seen.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryatae

Genus

Phascum

Species

acaulon

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Phascum acaulon With.

Phascum acaulon With.

Zander, R.H. (1993)

Tortula acaulon (With.) R.H.Zander

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Type: Europe. Not seen.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet acaulon (without a stem) no doubt refers to the very short stature of the plants.

Metadata

Record id

67db8c55-5e38-4c7e-97dc-fe734799d7d1

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

22 September 2005

Date last updated

25 June 2018

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