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Calymperes Sw.

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Calymperes Sw. in Weber, Tab. Calyptr. Operc. 2 (1813)
Calymperes Sw.
Fife, A.J. 2014: Calymperaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 12. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Fife, A.J. (2014)

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Sw.
Sw.
Weber, F. 1813: Tabula Exhibens Calyptratarum Operculatarum sive muscorum frondosorum genera auctore Friderico Weber. Mohr, Kiel.
1813
2
ICN
Calymperes Sw.
genus
Calymperes
According to Reese & Stone (1995) the generic name is "from the Greek calymma, a covering and peiro to pierce through, evidently in reference to the calyptra entirely and permanently covering the capsule and developing fissures through which the spores escape".

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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Dicranales
Calymperaceae
Calymperes

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Calymperes Sw.
Calymperes Sw.
Fife, A.J. (2014)
Calymperes Sw.
Calymperaceae Kindb.
Calymperes Sw.
Calymperes Sw.
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. (2009)
Calymperes Sw.
Calymperaceae Kindb.

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Calymperes Sw.
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Etymology
According to Reese & Stone (1995) the generic name is "from the Greek calymma, a covering and peiro to pierce through, evidently in reference to the calyptra entirely and permanently covering the capsule and developing fissures through which the spores escape".
Fife, A.J. 2014: Calymperaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 12. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
24 July 2017
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