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Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen

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Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen, New Zealand J. Bot. 25: 338 (1987)
Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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B.H.Allen
B.H.Allen
1987
338
ICN
Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen
genus
Pulchrinodus
According to Allen (1987b), the generic name is “a combination of the Latin adverb pulchre: beautifully, and the noun nodus: a knotty problem. The name is given in reference to the striking beauty of this moss and the puzzling systematic problem it presents”.

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Pulchrinodus

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Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen
Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen
Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen
Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen
Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen
Pulchrinodus B.H.Allen

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Etymology
According to Allen (1987b), the generic name is “a combination of the Latin adverb pulchre: beautifully, and the noun nodus: a knotty problem. The name is given in reference to the striking beauty of this moss and the puzzling systematic problem it presents”.

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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
24 July 2017
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