Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.

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Name scientific

Fissidens taxifolius Hedw., Sp. Musc. Frond. 155 (1801)

Preferred name

Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.

Taxonomy reference

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Beever, J.E. (2014)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hedw.

Authors

Hedw.

Publication place

Hedwig, J. 1801: Species Muscorum Frondosorum descriptae et tabulis aeneis lxxvii coloratis illustratae. Barth, Leipzig.

Year published

1801

Publication page

155

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Fissidens taxifolius

Etymology

The epithet taxifolius, from Taxus (the genus of gymnosperm) + folium (leaf), refers to a superficial similarity in the leaves of the two taxa.

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Lectotype: Europe, G! (Designated by Pursell 1986, p. 38.)

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Dicranales

Family

Fissidentaceae

Genus

Fissidens

Species

taxifolius

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.

Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.

Beever, J.E. (2014)

Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.

Fissidens Hedw.

Collections

Determined name

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Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.

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Notes

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet taxifolius, from Taxus (the genus of gymnosperm) + folium (leaf), refers to a superficial similarity in the leaves of the two taxa.

Note reference

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

typification

Note text

Lectotype: Europe, G! (Designated by Pursell 1986, p. 38.)

Note reference

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

73bc1e40-d4f1-4b6c-8eba-3c7ce11cf5df

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

8 September 2014

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