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Leucodon nitidus Hook.f. & Wilson

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Leucodon nitidus Hook.f. & Wilson in Wilson, Bot. Antarct. Voy. II (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) Part II, 99 (1854)
Dichelodontium nitidum (Hook.f. & Wilson) 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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Hook.f. & Wilson
Hook.f. & Wilson
Wilson, W. 1854 ("1855"): Musci. In: Hooker, J.D. The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839–1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. Lovell Reeve, London. 57–125.
1854
99
ICN
Leucodon nitidus Hook.f. & Wilson
species
Leucodon nitidus
The specific epithet nitidum means shiny or polished, and seems apt for this lustrous species.
Lectotype: N.Z., Bay of Islands, J.D. Hooker (herb. Wilson 411), BM 000986857! Selected by R. Hattaway in Mar 1980, but apparently not published. The lectotype is sparsely fruiting and accompanied by a series of detailed sketches by Wilson.

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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Hypnales
Leucodontaceae
Leucodon
nitidus

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Leucodon nitidus Hook.f. & Wilson
Leucodon nitidus Hook.f. & Wilson
Fife, A.J. (2019)
Dichelodontium nitidum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Broth.

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typification
Lectotype: N.Z., Bay of Islands, J.D. Hooker (herb. Wilson 411), BM 000986857! Selected by R. Hattaway in Mar 1980, but apparently not published. The lectotype is sparsely fruiting and accompanied by a series of detailed sketches by Wilson.
Fife, A.J. 2019: Ptychomniaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Vol. 43. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Etymology
The specific epithet nitidum means shiny or polished, and seems apt for this lustrous species.
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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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
30 October 2023
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