Rhacocarpus Lindb.

NZOR Identifier: 6ca1ff72-f03e-4dc6-9bad-5111321be6f5

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 5d3c3ee5-0102-4805-a775-7f08a0acc849)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Bryidae
order
Hedwigiales
family
Rhacocarpaceae
genus
Rhacocarpus Lindb.

Providers

Biostatus

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

Scientific Name

Authority
Lindb.
Rank
genus
Published in
Lindberg. S.O. 1863 ("1862"): Om ett nytt slägte, Epiptygerium, bland bladmossorna. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 19: 599–609.
Micro-reference (page)
607
Year
1863
Nomenclatural Comment
The generic name (Greek rhako-karpos) means “frayed seed”; according to Meagher (2011) it “presumably [alludes] to the raggedly split base of the calyptra”. The calyptrae in N.Z. material are not frayed at the base, and hence the name does not seem particularly apt.
Name of Type of taxon
Rhacocarpus humboldtii (Hook.) Lindb.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
5d3c3ee5-0102-4805-a775-7f08a0acc849
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Preferred Name
Rhacocarpus Lindb. (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
50855582-fc38-47ff-9331-1f144cdc9872
According to
Fife, A.J. [2016]: Rhacocarpaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle [??]. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Has Parent
Rhacocarpaceae (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
3cbc00c4-d5b8-4231-b032-52b374be3aa4
According to
Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R.; Shaw, A.J. 2009: Morphology, anatomy, and classification of the Bryophyta. In: Goffinet, B.; Shaw, A.J. (ed.) Bryophyte Biology. Edition 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 55–138.
Preferred Name
Rhacocarpus Lindb. }

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Rhacocarpus australis (Hampe) Paris
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Rhacocarpus humboldtii (Hook.) Lindb.
According To
Fife, A.J. [2016]: Rhacocarpaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle [??]. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Rhacocarpus humboldtii (Hook.) Lindb.
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Rhacocarpus purpurascens (Brid.) Paris
According To
Fife, A.J. [2016]: Rhacocarpaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle [??]. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Rhacocarpus rehmannianus (Müll.Hal.) Wijk & Margad.
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

Subordinate Taxon Concept

Full Name
Rhacocarpus strictipilus (Müll.Hal.) Paris
According To
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

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