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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.

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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt. in Hattori, Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B. 12: 34 (1986)
Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Renner, M.A.M.; Glenny, D.S. (2026)

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Herzog & S.Hatt.
Herzog & S.Hatt.
Hattori, S. 1986: New Zealand Porella species. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, series B (Botany) 12: 31–36.
1986
34
ICN
Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
species
Porella pulcherrima
Type: New Zealand: Lake Manipouri [sic], South Island, 14 Mar 1927, W.A. & C.B. Setchell s.n. (holotype: JE; isotype: NICH n.v.).

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Plantae
Marchantiophyta
Jungermanniopsida
Porellales
Porellaceae
Porella
pulcherrima

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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
Madotheca pulcherrima Herzog ex S.Hatt.
So, M.L. (2002)
Porella elegantula (Mont.) E.A.Hodgs.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
So (2002) put this species in synonymy with Porella elegantula (Mont.) E.A.Hodgs. However, DavidGlenny, after discussion with Matt Renner and checking specimens, is recognising it.

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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
New Zealand
Stewart Island
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Porella pulcherrima Herzog & S.Hatt.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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editorial
Hattori (1971) mentioned "Madotheca pulcherrima Herz. (in sched.)" as a an entity that Porella grollei Hatt. sp. nov. "seems to have some relationships to".
Hattori, S. 1971: Studies of the Asiatic Species of the genus Porella (Hepaticae) IV. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 34(411): 428.
typification
Type: New Zealand: Lake Manipouri [sic], South Island, 14 Mar 1927, W.A. & C.B. Setchell s.n. (holotype: JE; isotype: NICH n.v.).
Renner, M.A.M.; Glenny, D.S. 2026: A revision of New Zealand Porella (Porellaceae: Marchantiophyta) integrating morphological and molecular evidence. Telopea 30: 101–136.

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d5a8ba23-3ebe-46ce-81c0-0498a3e51f47
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
27 July 2026
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