Group: Moss Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, upper, cases, 18

Authors:

Hedwig, Johann

Published In: Species Muscorum Frondosorum 19. 1801. (Sp. Musc. Frond.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Lipsiae in silva Lindenthaliensi, (in campis declivibis versus Schönfeld, Erlangae S.) et Chemnizii Saxonum, solo glareoso, argilloso, humido magis disperse crescit et Junio, Julioque, (vel autumno S.) sporangia maturat plantula exilis, foliorum fasciculo ductulorum circa medium folii evanescente; sporangium maturum saepe laterale apparet ob innovationem, pone eius primordia promotam.

Type Specimens

• LT: Germany. Saxony, Chemnitz, [Hedwig?] s.n. – “Phascum nitidum Hedw. St. Cr. I. p. 91. t.34. a. Chemnitzii Sax. lectum.”, plants on herbarium sheet labelled ‘‘a’’

  • Lectotype designated by:  Ellis, L. T. & M. J. Price. 2015. Review of the type specimens of species described by J. Hedwig in Phascum Hedw. (Pottiaceae). J. Bryol. 37(1): 33.

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
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• subkingdom:  Bryobiotina Trevis.
• division:  Bryophyta Schimp.
• subdivision:  Bryophytina Engl.
• class:  Bryopsida McClatchie
• subclass:  Dicranidae Doweld
• order:  Pottiales M. Fleisch.
• family:  !!Pottiaceae Hampe
• genus:  Phascum Hedw.

Other names for this basionym:

Aongstroemia nitida (Hedw.) Mitt.

Astomum nitidum (Hedw.) Hampe ex Müll. Hal.

Ephemerum nitidum (Hedw.) Hampe

Phascum axillare var. nitidum (Hedw.) DC.

Pleuridium nitidum (Hedw.) Rabenh.

!Pseudephemerum nitidum (Hedw.) Loeske

Keywords: MOSS