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Macromitrium sect. Macrocoma Müll.Hal.

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Macromitrium sect. Macrocoma Müll.Hal., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 3: 522 (1845)
Macrocoma (Müll.Hal.) Grout

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Müll.Hal.
Müll.Hal.
Müller, C. 1845: Synopsis Macromitriorum hactenus cognitorum. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 3: 521–526.
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Macromitrium sect. Macrocoma Müll.Hal.
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Macromitrium sect. Macrocoma
The generic name derives from makros (large) + coma (hair of the head) and alludes to the long and dense hairs on the calyptra of M. sullivantii, a widespread northern hemisphere taxon (Meagher 2011).

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Etymology
The generic name derives from makros (large) + coma (hair of the head) and alludes to the long and dense hairs on the calyptra of M. sullivantii, a widespread northern hemisphere taxon (Meagher 2011).
Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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12 August 2014
30 October 2023
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