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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson

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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson, London J. Bot. 3: 546 (1844)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Fife, A.J. 2015: Bryaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 19. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Fife, A.J. (2015)

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Hook.f. & Wilson
Hook.f. & Wilson
Hooker, J.D.; Wilson, W. 1844: Musci Antarctici; being characters with brief descriptions of the new species of mosses discovered during the voyage of H.M. Discovery ships, Erebus and Terror, in the southern circumpolar regions, together with those of Tasmania and New Zealand. London Journal of Botany 3: 533–556. [Oct. 1844]
1844
546
ICN
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
species
Bryum laevigatum
The epithet laevigatum means smooth and polished and probably refers to the leaves, which Hooker & Wilson (1844, p. 546) described as concave, shining, and subcoriaceous.
Lectotype: Tasmania, s. loc., 1831, Lawrence 261 (“Hooker 2856”), BM-Wilson 730494!

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Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Bryales
Bryaceae
Bryum
laevigatum

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Bryum crassinerve Hook.f. & Wilson
Bryum crassinerve Hook.f. & Wilson
Fife, A.J. (2015)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Bryum huttonii R.Br.bis
Bryum huttonii R.Br.bis
Fife, A.J. (2015)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Bryum incurvifolium Müll.Hal.
Bryum incurvifolium Müll.Hal.
Fife, A.J. (2015)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Fife, A.J. (2015)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Bryum Hedw.
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Spence, J.R.; Ramsay, H.P. (2005)
Gemmabryum laevigatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay
Bryum megamorphum Müll.Hal.
Bryum megamorphum Müll.Hal.
Fife, A.J. (2015)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Bryum traillii R.Br.bis
Bryum traillii R.Br.bis
Fife, A.J. (2015)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Gemmabryum laevigatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay
Gemmabryum laevigatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay
Fife, A.J. (2015)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Gemmabryum laevigatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay
Gemmabryum laevigatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay
Spence, J.R.; Ramsay, H.P. (2005)
Gemmabryum laevigatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay
Imbribryum laevigatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay
Imbribryum laevigatum (Hook.f. & Wilson) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay 2013
Fife, A.J. (2015)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Webera megamorpha (Müll.Hal.) Paris
Webera megamorpha (Müll.Hal.) Paris
Fife, A.J. (2015)
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson

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Bryum eximium Mitt.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Bryum huttonii R.Br.bis
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Bryum incurvifolium Müll.Hal.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Australia
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
Australia
New South Wales
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
1 Link to an external page
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Otago Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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Bryum traillii R.Br.bis
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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editorial
Bryum laevigatum Hook.f. & Wilson is accepted for New Zealand in the Allan Herbarium.
typification
Lectotype: Tasmania, s. loc., 1831, Lawrence 261 (“Hooker 2856”), BM-Wilson 730494!
Fife, A.J. 2015: Bryaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 19. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Etymology
The epithet laevigatum means smooth and polished and probably refers to the leaves, which Hooker & Wilson (1844, p. 546) described as concave, shining, and subcoriaceous.
Fife, A.J. 2015: Bryaceae. In: Heenan, P.B.; Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand — Mosses. Fascicle 19. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
30 October 2023
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