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Frullania knightbridgei von Konrat & de Lange

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von Konrat & de Lange
von Konrat & de Lange
2012
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Frullania knightbridgei von Konrat & de Lange
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Frullania knightbridgei
The species epithet knightbridgei is named in honour and memory of an esteemed New Zealand conservation botanist and ecologist, Phil (Philip) Ian Knightbridge (1969–2011) who passed away in April 2011. This southern species of Aotearoa-New Zealand is a small tribute to Phil by the senior authors who knew him as a colleague and friend.
Type. New Zealand: Stewart Island: Rakiura/Stewart Island National Park, 500 m. from North Arm Hut, on bark of Dracophyllum longifolium overhanging water on margin of Patterson Inlet, canopy of stunted Dacrydium cupressinum and Metrosideros umbellata. Near sea level, 46°52'55"S, 168°01'04"E, 12 Dec 1999, M. von Konrat 99/12-09 (holotype AK; isotypes CHR, F).

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knightbridgei

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Frullania knightbridgei von Konrat & de Lange
Frullania knightbridgei von Konrat & de Lange
Frullania knightbridgei von Konrat & de Lange

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Frullania knightbridgei von Konrat & de Lange
New Zealand
Southland Land District

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typification
Type. New Zealand: Stewart Island: Rakiura/Stewart Island National Park, 500 m. from North Arm Hut, on bark of Dracophyllum longifolium overhanging water on margin of Patterson Inlet, canopy of stunted Dacrydium cupressinum and Metrosideros umbellata. Near sea level, 46°52'55"S, 168°01'04"E, 12 Dec 1999, M. von Konrat 99/12-09 (holotype AK; isotypes CHR, F).
Etymology
The species epithet knightbridgei is named in honour and memory of an esteemed New Zealand conservation botanist and ecologist, Phil (Philip) Ian Knightbridge (1969–2011) who passed away in April 2011. This southern species of Aotearoa-New Zealand is a small tribute to Phil by the senior authors who knew him as a colleague and friend.

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99cca79e-1b0f-4bb7-abb3-af1a4b1e750f
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9 January 2012
12 October 2023
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