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Dicranum clavatum R.Br.

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Dicranum clavatum R.Br. in Schwägrichen, Sp. Musc. Frond. Suppl. 3(2), 255a (1829)
Campylopus clavatus (R.Br.) Hook.f. & Wilson
Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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R.Br.
R.Br.
Schwägrichen, C.F. 1829–30: Species Muscorum Frondosorum, Supplementum Tertium. Vol. 2. Barth, Leipzig.
1829
255a
ICN
Dicranum clavatum R.Br.
species
Dicranum clavatum
The epithet clavatus means club-shaped, but nothing in Schwägrichen’s protologue (neither text nor illustration) of Dicranum clavatum provides any hint as to its meaning. It may refer to a vaguely club-like form of gametangial plants.
Type: Tasmania, R. Brown & G. Sieber. Not seen.

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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Dicranales
Dicranaceae
Dicranum
clavatum

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Dicranum clavatum R.Br.
Dicranum clavatum R.Br.
Fife, A.J. (2019)
Campylopus clavatus (R.Br.) Hook.f. & Wilson

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typification
Type: Tasmania, R. Brown & G. Sieber. Not seen.
Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Etymology
The epithet clavatus means club-shaped, but nothing in Schwägrichen’s protologue (neither text nor illustration) of Dicranum clavatum provides any hint as to its meaning. It may refer to a vaguely club-like form of gametangial plants.
Fife, A.J. 2019: Dicranaceae. In: Smissen, R.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle 42. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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1 January 2000
28 November 2016
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