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Orthodontium Schwägr.

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Orthodontium Schwägr., Sp. Musc. Frond. Suppl. 2(2), 123 (1827)
Orthodontium Schwägr.
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. 2009: Morphology, anatomy, and classification of the Bryophyta. In: Goffinet, B.; Shaw, A.J. (ed.) Bryophyte Biology. Edition 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 55–138.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Fife, A.J. (2021)

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Schwägr.
Schwägr.
Schwägrichen, C.F. 1826–1827: Species Muscorum Frondosorum, Supplementum Secundum. Vol. 2. Barth, Leipzig.
1827
123
ICN
Orthodontium Schwägr.
Orthodontium lineare Schwägr.
genus
Orthodontium
The generic name means straight tooth and probably refers to either the exostome teeth or to the endostome segments.

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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Rhizogoniales
Orthodontiaceae
Orthodontium

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Orthodontium Schwägr.
Orthodontium Schwägr.
Fife, A.J. (2021)
Orthodontium Schwägr.
Orthodontium Schwägr.
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. (2009)
Orthodontium Schwägr.
Orthodontiaceae Goffinet

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Etymology
The generic name means straight tooth and probably refers to either the exostome teeth or to the endostome segments.
Fife, A.J. 2021: Orthodontiaceae. In: Smissen, R. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 49. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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1 January 2000
2 July 2019
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