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Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso

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Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso, Tasmanian J. Nat. Sci. 2: 185 (1845)
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Brownsey, P.J.; Smith-Dodsworth, J.C. 2000: New Zealand ferns and allied plants. Edition 2. David Bateman, Auckland.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Brownsey, P.J.; Smith-Dodsworth, J.C. (2000)

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Colenso
Colenso
Colenso, W. 1845: A classification and description of some newly discovered ferns, collected in the Northern Island of New Zealand, in the summer of 1841–2. Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science 2: 161–189.
1845
185
ICN
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
species
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum
From the Latin pulcherrimus (most beautiful), a reference to the perceived attractiveness of this species.
Lectotype (chosen by Allan 1961): Waikare Lake [Lake Waikaremoana], W. Colenso, 1841, WELT P003271!

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Polypodiopsida
Hymenophyllales
Hymenophyllaceae
Hymenophyllum
pulcherrimum

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

Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso

Rhizome very stout, up to 1 cm. diam., reduced to a stock, densely clad in long red bristly hairs; stipites close-set to tufted. Stipes 8-15 cm. long, stout, with broad flat wing nearly to base; wing becoming fragmentary in age. Rhachis stout, broadly to rather narrowly winged. Lamina 15-25 cm. long or more, about ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, pale green, 3-4-pinnatifid. Primary pinnae up to 10 cm. long; final segs linear, obtuse to retuse. Sori free. Indusium c. 1 mm. long, oblong to suborbicular, 2-valved to base; valves convex, entire. Receptacle not or hardly exserted.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso

n = 36

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Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Brownsey, P.J.; Smith-Dodsworth, J.C. (2000)
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
Mecodium pulcherrimum (Colenso) Copel.
Mecodium pulcherrimum (Colenso) Copel.
Brownlie, G. (1961)

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Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
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Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
2 Link to an external page
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
2 Link to an external page
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
3 Link to an external page
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
7 Link to an external page
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Otago Land District
6 Link to an external page
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
18 Link to an external page
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Southland Land District
23 Link to an external page
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
5 Link to an external page
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
35 Link to an external page
Hymenophyllum pulcherrimum Colenso
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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typification
Lectotype (chosen by Allan 1961): Waikare Lake [Lake Waikaremoana], W. Colenso, 1841, WELT P003271!
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.
Etymology
From the Latin pulcherrimus (most beautiful), a reference to the perceived attractiveness of this species.

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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
7 April 2015
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