Schlotheimia knightii Müll.Hal.

NZOR Identifier: 852e9f89-fa30-4731-b494-28d6cee2dff5

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id ec256126-83ab-40aa-a8b7-c30ac40d71b6)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Bryidae
order
Orthotrichales
family
Orthotrichaceae
genus
Schlotheimia
species
Schlotheimia knightii Müll.Hal.

Providers

Biostatus

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

Scientific Name

Authority
Müll.Hal.
Rank
species
Published in
Müller,C. 1898: Symbolae ad Bryologiam Australiae II. Hedwigia 37: 76-171.
Micro-reference (page)
142
Year
1898
Nomenclatural Comment
The specific epithet commemorates Charles Knight (1808–1891), who was N.Z.’s Auditor-General, and an avid cryptogamic botanist. Knight’s lichens and some of his bryophyte collections are at Te Papa (WELT)., Lectotype: N.Z., “sine loco speciali,” Knight 136, BM-Hampe (Designated by Vitt 1989.) Not seen. Paratype: N.Z. “littore australsico insulae australis prope Greymouth,” R. Helms, 1886, NSW 848402!
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
ec256126-83ab-40aa-a8b7-c30ac40d71b6
According to
Fife, A.J. [2016]: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle [??]. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Has Parent
Schlotheimia (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Schlotheimia knightii Müll.Hal. (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
80c11dfd-5138-47bb-ad5b-e6d8df19b272
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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