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Dichelodontium Hook.f. & Wilson ex Broth.

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Dichelodontium Hook.f. & Wilson ex Broth., Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 1(3), 875 (1907)
Dichelodontium Hook.f. & Wilson ex Broth.
Fife, A.J. 2019: Ptychomniaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Vol. 43. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Fife, A.J. (2019)

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Broth.
Hook.f. & Wilson ex Broth.
Brotherus, V.F. 1901–1909: Musci (Laubmoose) II Specieller Teil. In: Engler, A.; Prantl, K. (ed.) Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. Teil 1. Abt. 3. Engelmann, Leipzig. 277–1246.
1907
875
ICN
Dichelodontium Hook.f. & Wilson ex Broth.
Dichelodontium nitidum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Broth.
genus
Dichelodontium
According to Meagher (2011) the generic name derives from the Greek roots dichelos (two-headed arrow) and odontos (toothed), and alludes to the half-split peristome teeth.

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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Ptychomniales
Ptychomniaceae
Dichelodontium

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Dichelodontium Hook.f. & Wilson ex Broth.
Dichelodontium Broth.
Fife, A.J. (2019)
Dichelodontium Hook.f. & Wilson ex Broth.
Ptychomniaceae M.Fleisch.
Dichelodontium Hook.f. & Wilson ex Broth.
Dichelodontium Broth.
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. (2009)
Dichelodontium Hook.f. & Wilson ex Broth.
Ptychomniaceae M.Fleisch.

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Etymology
According to Meagher (2011) the generic name derives from the Greek roots dichelos (two-headed arrow) and odontos (toothed), and alludes to the half-split peristome teeth.
Fife, A.J. 2019: Ptychomniaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Vol. 43. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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d6407bc8-82de-4c3e-923e-c1711f4091ec
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
30 October 2023
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