Orthotrichum gracile Hook.

NZOR Identifier: ece7f1fd-3647-4a9a-ba9f-76dfecf65c2e

Status

Synonym of Macromitrium gracile (Hook.) Schwägr. (NZOR Concept Id 45e53af1-43dc-458f-87fe-217ce72ed824)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Bryidae
order
Orthotrichales
family
Orthotrichaceae
genus
Orthotrichum
species
Orthotrichum gracile Hook.

Providers

Scientific Name

Authority
Hook.
Rank
species
Published in
Hooker, W. 1818: Musci Exotici, containing Figures and Descriptions of new or little known foreign mosses and other cryptogamic subjects.. 1 ed. London, Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme and Brown.
Micro-reference (page)
27
Year
1818
Nomenclatural Comment
The epithet gracile means slender and presumably refers to the slender and relatively long branches of this species., Holotype: N.Z., Dusky Bay, A. Menzies, 1791, BM-Hooker (Cited by Vitt 1983.) Not seen.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
5a2b28ac-fde9-4641-b896-31897dd3c5a2
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Orthotrichum (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
eff996f5-39ff-4a35-b3a4-8b6cccbcef88
According to
Fife, A.J. [2016]: Orthotrichaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Fascicle [??]. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Preferred Name
Macromitrium gracile (Hook.) Schwägr. (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

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