Zygodon obtusifolius Hook.

Details

Name scientific

Zygodon obtusifolius Hook., Musci Exot. 2, 159 (1819)

Preferred name

Leratia obtusifolia (Hook.) Goffinet

Taxonomy reference

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hook.

Authors

Hook.

Publication place

Hooker, W.J. 1819–1820: Musci Exotici, containing figures and descriptions of new or little known foreign mosses and other cryptogamic subjects. Vol. 2. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London.

Year published

1819

Publication page

159

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Zygodon obtusifolius Hook.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Zygodon obtusifolius

Etymology

The epithet obtusifolius refers to the leaf shape, which is distinctive relative to species traditionally placed in Zygodon.

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Lectotype: Nepal, Gardner, BM. (Designated by Lewinsky 1990.) Not seen.

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Orthotrichales

Family

Orthotrichaceae

Genus

Zygodon

Species

obtusifolius

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Zygodon obtusifolius Hook.

Zygodon obtusifolius Hook.

Calabrese, G.M. (2006)

Zygodon obtusifolius Hook.

Zygodon obtusifolius Hook.

Fife, A.J. (2017)

Leratia obtusifolia (Hook.) Goffinet

Zygodon obtusifolius Hook.

Zygodon obtusifolius Hook.

Goffinet, B.; Vitt, D.H. (1998)

Bryomaltaea obtusifolia (Hook.) Goffinet

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Lectotype: Nepal, Gardner, BM. (Designated by Lewinsky 1990.) Not seen.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet obtusifolius refers to the leaf shape, which is distinctive relative to species traditionally placed in Zygodon.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

9e644125-e9fb-4496-8428-2b68b3210fd6

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

17 June 2016

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