Fissidens epiphytus Allison

Details

Name scientific

Fissidens epiphytus Allison, Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 88: 10 (1960)

Preferred name

Fissidens taylorii var. epiphytus (Allison) I.G.Stone & J.E.Beever

Taxonomy reference

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Allison

Authors

Allison

Publication place

Allison, K.W. 1960: Contributions to the knowledge of the New Zealand bryophyte flora. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 88: 9–12.

Year published

1960

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Fissidens epiphytus Allison

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Fissidens epiphytus

Etymology

The epithet epiphytus refers to Allison’s (1960) observation that “both male and female plants [are] epiphytic on the sterile one”.

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Holotype: N.Z., Otago, near Roxburgh, in shallow soil on rock, 6 Dec. 1955, K.W. Allison 5860, CHR 454226! Isotypes: CHR 489342!, MEL!, OTA!

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Dicranales

Family

Fissidentaceae

Genus

Fissidens

Species

epiphytus

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Fissidens epiphytus Allison

Fissidens epiphytus Allison

Beever, J.E. (2014)

Fissidens taylorii var. epiphytus (Allison) I.G.Stone & J.E.Beever

Fissidens Hedw.

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Fissidens epiphytus Allison

New Zealand

Otago Land District

Notes

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet epiphytus refers to Allison’s (1960) observation that “both male and female plants [are] epiphytic on the sterile one”.

Note reference

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

typification

Note text

Holotype: N.Z., Otago, near Roxburgh, in shallow soil on rock, 6 Dec. 1955, K.W. Allison 5860, CHR 454226! Isotypes: CHR 489342!, MEL!, OTA!

Note reference

Beever, J.E. 2014: Fissidentaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 8. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

dac2dc87-e3b2-4f3b-bd12-f156ac0b5cf5

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

8 September 2014

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