Leskea ericoides Hook.

NZOR Identifier: a276caa6-a777-41dc-ab19-87e41e5d9067

Status

Synonym of Cladomnion ericoides (Hook.) Hook.f. & Wilson (NZOR Concept Id c85a6795-71e6-42d6-9050-0521ae78959b)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
division
Bryophyta
class
Bryopsida
subclass
Bryidae
order
Hypnales
family
Leskeaceae
genus
Leskea
species
Leskea ericoides 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)
pl. 28
Year
1818
Nomenclatural Comment
Hooker’s (1818, pl. 28) protologue gives no hint why he chose the epithet ericoides for this species. It presumably alludes to a perceived but superficial resemblance to the genus Erica., Holotype: N.Z.: Dusky Sound, 1791, A. Menzies 78, Herb. Hooker, BM 000986874!
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
02653538-7d28-4bb1-a5c8-1a6ca3090195
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Leskea (In use by NZOR)

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
99233b1c-cabc-4487-a261-a5f226865d6a
According to
Fife, A.J. [2017]: Ptychomniaceae. In: Breitwieser, I.; Wilton, A.D. Flora of New Zealand – Mosses. Vol. ??. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Preferred Name
Cladomnion ericoides (Hook.) Hook.f. & Wilson (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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