Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

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Name scientific

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson in Wilson, Bot. Antarct. Voy. II (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) Part II, 116 (1854)

Preferred name

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

Taxonomy reference

Fife, A.J. 2016: Rhizogoniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 26. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Fife, A.J. (2016)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hook.f. & Wilson

Authors

Hook.f. & Wilson

Publication place

Wilson, W. 1854 ("1855"): Musci. In: Hooker, J.D. The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839–1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. Lovell Reeve, London. 57–125.

Year published

1854

Publication page

116

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Rhizogonium pennatum

Etymology

The epithet pennatum means feather-like.

Fife, A.J. 2016: Rhizogoniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 26. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Lectotype: N.Z., Dusky Bay, A. Menzies 90, 1791, BM-Wilson! Isolectotype: BM-Hooker 2544!

Fife, A.J. 2016: Rhizogoniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 26. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Rhizogoniales

Family

Rhizogoniaceae

Genus

Rhizogonium

Species

pennatum

Subordinates

Rhizogonium pennatum var. aristatum

Synonyms

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Fuscospora cliffortioides (Hook.f.) Heenan & Smissen

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Rhizogonium aristatum Hampe

Rhizogonium aristatum Hampe

Fife, A.J. (2016)

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

Fife, A.J. (2016)

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

Rhizogonium Brid.

Rhizogonium pennatum var. aristatum (Hampe) Dixon

Rhizogonium pennatum var. aristatum (Hampe) Dixon

Fife, A.J. (2016)

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

Rhizogonium sinuatum Müll.Hal.

Rhizogonium sinuatum Müll.Hal.

Fife, A.J. (2016)

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Rhizogonium aristatum Hampe

New Zealand

Westland Land District

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

Australia

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

New Zealand

Nelson Land District

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

New Zealand

North Auckland Land District

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

New Zealand

Otago Land District

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

New Zealand

South Auckland Land District

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

New Zealand

Southland Land District

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

New Zealand

Wellington Land District

Rhizogonium pennatum Hook.f. & Wilson

New Zealand

Westland Land District

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Lectotype: N.Z., Dusky Bay, A. Menzies 90, 1791, BM-Wilson! Isolectotype: BM-Hooker 2544!

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2016: Rhizogoniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 26. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet pennatum means feather-like.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2016: Rhizogoniaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 26. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

b0dd6997-1205-4fc8-bd24-fae32cdbda39

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

16 September 2025

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