Leskea sciuroides Hook.

NZOR Identifier: dc554b7e-c254-4691-8e36-bc23ffe408cf

Status

Synonym of Glyphothecium sciuroides (Hook.) Hampe (NZOR Concept Id edc9199f-c82d-4158-bcb8-4f8f2b3cd64b)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Bryidae
order
Hypnales
family
Leskeaceae
genus
Leskea
species
Leskea sciuroides Hook.

Providers

Scientific Name

Authority
Hook.
Rank
species
Published in
Hooker, W 1819-1820: Musci Exotici, containing Figures and Descriptions of new or little known foreign mosses and other cryptogamic subjects.. 2 ed. London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown.
Micro-reference (page)
175
Year
1819
Nomenclatural Comment
The epithet sciuroides means squirrel-like and refers to the distinctive aspect of Glyphothecium shoots. The shoot tips usually curve upward and away from the substrate in a manner suggestive of the curvature of a squirrel’s tail., Holotype: Tasmania, Musci Exot. 2: pl. 175. “In Insula Van Diemen, D.R. Brown”, herb. Hooker “H. 1973”, BM 000667785!
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
e3bf99a9-fb71-415a-a24f-1722f8ba748e
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
Glyphothecium sciuroides (Hook.) Hampe (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
94f8e32f-3809-410d-a7dc-aeae186978b6
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Leskea (In use by NZOR)

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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