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Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr.

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Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr., Laubm. Deutschland 3, 570 (1899)
Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr.
Fife, A.J. 2014: Amblystegiaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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

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Limpr.
Schimp.
(Schimp.) Limpr.
Limpricht, K.G. 1895–1903: Die Laubmoose Deutschlands, Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz. Bd. 4, Abt. 3. Kummer, Leipzig.
1899
570
ICN
Scorpidium scorpioides (Hedw.) Limpr
genus
Scorpidium
The generic name refers to a scorpion, with its upwardly curved tail, and alludes to the strongly falcate-secund leaves of Scorpidium scorpioides.
Type species: Scorpidium scorpioides (Hedw.) Limpr. (Designated by Hedenäs, 1989b).

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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Hypnales
Amblystegiaceae
Scorpidium

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Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr.
Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr.
Fife, A.J. (2014)
Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr.
Amblystegiaceae Kindb.
Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr.
Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr.
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. (2009)
Scorpidium (Schimp.) Limpr.
Amblystegiaceae Kindb.

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typification
Type species: Scorpidium scorpioides (Hedw.) Limpr. (Designated by Hedenäs, 1989b).
Hedenäs, L. 1989: The genera Scorpidium and Hamatocaulis, gen. nov., in northern Europe. Lindbergia 15: 8–36.
Etymology
The generic name refers to a scorpion, with its upwardly curved tail, and alludes to the strongly falcate-secund leaves of Scorpidium scorpioides.

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scientific name
Names_Plants
4 October 2004
25 July 2017
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