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Lycopodium novae-zealandicum Colenso

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Colenso
Colenso
Colenso, W. 1887: A description of some newly-discovered cryptogamic plants, being a further contribution towards the making known the botany of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 19: 271–301.
1887
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Under the ICN, the correct spelling of the name is Lycopodium novae-zealandicum. The spelling novozealandicum is an unjustified emendation and should not be adopted in nomenclatural databases or herbarium records.
ICN
Lycopodium novae-zealandicum Colenso
species
Lycopodium novae-zealandicum
Lectotype (designated by Brownsey et al. 2018): no locality, com. W. Colenso 5/90, K 00853048 (!online)

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Lycopodiopsida
Lycopodiales
Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium
novae-zealandicum

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

Lycopodium novae-zealandicum Colenso

Stems few, tufted, slender, up to 15 cm. long, pend., sparingly branched or unbranched; lvs scattered, pale green, spreading, often recurved, linear to narrow-lanceolate, acute to acuminate, c. 12 mm. long. Sporangia solitary in axils of upper, somewhat smaller, less acute lvs.

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Lycopodium novae-zealandicum Colenso
Lycopodium novae-zelandicum Colenso
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Lycopodium novae-zealandicum Colenso
Lycopodium novozealandicum Colenso
Field, A.R.; Bostock, P.D. (2013)
Phlegmariurus varius (R.Br.) A.R.Field & Bostock

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Lycopodium novae-zealandicum Colenso
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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typification
Lectotype (designated by Brownsey et al. 2018): no locality, com. W. Colenso 5/90, K 00853048 (!online)

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773d165b-5d80-4bc2-b6a5-4329be80b071
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
28 November 2025
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