Symblepharis pumila Mitt.

Details

Name scientific

Symblepharis pumila Mitt. in Hooker, Handb. New Zealand Fl. 405 (1867)

Preferred name

Kiaeria pumila (Mitt.) Ochyra

Taxonomy reference

Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Nomenclature

Authors

Mitt.

Original authors

Mitt.

Publication place

Hooker, J.D. 1867: Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: a systematic description of the native plants of New Zealand and the Chatham, Kermadec's, Lord Auckland's, Campbell's, and Macquarrie's Islands. Part II. Reeve, London.

Year published

1867

Publication page

405

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Symblepharis pumila Mitt.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Symblepharis pumila

Etymology

The epithet pumila means small or dwarf, and refers to the small stature of this species relative to other species of Symblepharis, the genus in which it was initially placed.

Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Lectotype: N.Z., Otago, dry ground, 1863, Hector 10, Herb. Mitten, NY 002677! (Designated by Ochyra, 1993.)

Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Dicranales

Family

Rhabdoweisiaceae

Genus

Symblepharis

Species

pumila

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Symblepharis pumila Mitt.

Symblepharis pumila Mitt.

Fife, A.J. (2019)

Kiaeria pumila (Mitt.) Ochyra

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Lectotype: N.Z., Otago, dry ground, 1863, Hector 10, Herb. Mitten, NY 002677! (Designated by Ochyra, 1993.)

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet pumila means small or dwarf, and refers to the small stature of this species relative to other species of Symblepharis, the genus in which it was initially placed.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

da9b6697-8873-4ddb-bfca-072598c260c4

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

14 November 2018

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