Racopilum laetum Mitt.

NZOR Identifier: cdcdd681-018f-4750-a51e-418481cc5c7e

Status

Synonym of Racopilum strumiferum (Müll.Hal.) Mitt. (NZOR Concept Id 5c64fcb4-047d-4cf8-b91e-57424a9d14dc)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Bryidae
order
Hypnodendrales
family
Racopilaceae
genus
Racopilum
species
Racopilum laetum Mitt.

Providers

Scientific Name

Authority
Mitt.
Rank
species
Published in
Mitten,W. 1860: Description of some new species of Musci from New Zealand and other parts of the southern hemisphere, together with an enumeration of the species collected in Tasmania by William Archer Esq.; arranged upon the plan proposed in the "Musci Indiae Orientalis". Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 4: 64-100.
Micro-reference (page)
93
Year
1859
Nomenclatural Comment
Dixon (1927, p. 298) wrote of Racopilum laetum: "this may be a distinct species, but I am doubtful if it is really dinstinct form [R. cristatum]. Sainsbury (1955) placed R. laetum in synonymy with R. strumiferum. Specimens named by T.W.N. Beckett as R. laetum were determined by both K.W. Allison and A.J. Fife as R. strumiferum. van Zanten (2006, J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 100: 548) followed Sainsbury's synonymy. It was not listed in A.J. Fife's unpublished Moss Checklist of the late 2010s. It is placed tentatively in synonomy with R. strumiferum following Sainsbury for this names database.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
2da2468e-97f7-430e-ae6a-423eb08570d7
According to
van Zanten, B.O. 2006: A synoptic review of the Racopilaceae (Bryophyta, Musci). 1. Asian, Pacific and Australasian species of the genus Racopilum. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 100: 527–552.
Preferred Name
Racopilum strumiferum (Müll.Hal.) Mitt. (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
c1ce0578-bff7-4229-b48c-f0e816a31481
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Racopilum (In use by NZOR)

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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