Orthotrichum longipes Hook.

Details

Name scientific

Orthotrichum longipes Hook., Musci Exot. 1, 24 (1818)

Preferred name

Macromitrium longipes (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 longipes Hook.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Orthotrichum longipes

Etymology

The species epithet means long-footed and refers to the unusually long setae of this distinctive 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

longipes

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Orthotrichum longipes Hook.

Orthotrichum longipes Hook.

Fife, A.J. (2017)

Macromitrium longipes (Hook.) Schwägr.

Notes

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The species epithet means long-footed and refers to the unusually long setae of this distinctive 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.

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.

Metadata

Record id

f86cc44f-7943-4ca0-923b-c7decb65087b

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

30 October 2023

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