Riccardia gynandra Glenny

NZOR Identifier: 577d76c9-bb25-4009-a474-420bcde23466

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id d0f1434a-2355-4112-a31a-9fb91f29ec97)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Marchantiophyta
class
Jungermanniopsida
subclass
Metzgeriidae
order
Metzgeriales
family
Aneuraceae
genus
Riccardia
species
Riccardia gynandra Glenny

Providers

NZFLORA
Provider Contribution Summary

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Endemic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
Glenny
Rank
species
Published in
Glenny, D. 2026: Riccardia gynandra (Aneuraceae, Marchantiophyta) a new species from Rakiura, New Zealand, similar to R. crassa. Telopea 30: 137–143. (Published online: 17 April 2026)
Micro-reference (page)
138–142
Year
2026
Nomenclatural Comment
Type: New Zealand: Rakiura / Stewart Island, Tūtaekawetoweto / Lords River, gully behind Lords River Hut, 168.132343°E, 47.105632°S, 15 m, forest of Metrosideros umbellata and Pterophylla racemosa with Dicksonia squarrosa and Carpodetus serratus understorey, on rotting wood and Dicksonia tree fern debris, with Lobatiriccardia alterniloba, Pohlia sp., 18 February 2019, D. Glenny 14446 (holotype: CHR 657841; isotype: F)., Gynandra — from Greek γυνή, γυναικός (gynē, gynaikos), “female.” and ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός (anēr, andros), “male.” The epithet refers to the distinctive sexual morphology of the species, in which male and female reproductive branches occur.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
d0f1434a-2355-4112-a31a-9fb91f29ec97
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Riccardia (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Riccardia gynandra Glenny (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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