Orthotrichum gracile Hook.

Details

Name scientific

Orthotrichum gracile Hook., Musci Exot. 1, 27 (1818)

Preferred name

Macromitrium gracile (Hook.) Schwägr.

Taxonomy reference

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hook.

Authors

Hook.

Publication place

Hooker, W.J. 1818: Musci Exotici, containing Figures and Descriptions of new or little known foreign mosses and other cryptogamic subjects. Vol. 1. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London.

Year published

1818

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Orthotrichum gracile Hook.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Orthotrichum gracile

Etymology

The epithet gracile means slender and presumably refers to the slender and relatively long branches of this species.

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Typification

Holotype: N.Z., Dusky Bay, A. Menzies, 1791, BM-Hooker (Cited by Vitt 1983.) Not seen.

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Bryophyta

Class

Bryopsida

Order

Orthotrichales

Family

Orthotrichaceae

Genus

Orthotrichum

Species

gracile

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Orthotrichum gracile Hook.

Orthotrichum gracile Hook.

Fife, A.J. (2017)

Macromitrium gracile (Hook.) Schwägr.

Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Holotype: N.Z., Dusky Bay, A. Menzies, 1791, BM-Hooker (Cited by Vitt 1983.) Not seen.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet gracile means slender and presumably refers to the slender and relatively long branches of this species.

Note reference

Fife, A.J. 2017: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 31. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Metadata

Record id

e4530159-0250-4e8e-8ee9-123bf9c0a2b6

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

13 October 2016

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