Group: Moss Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, upper, cases, 5

Authors:

Hedwig, Johann

Published In: Species Muscorum Frondosorum 88. 1801. (Sp. Musc. Frond.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Vulgaris per totam Europam.

Type Specimens

• LT: [Europe?], “Polytrichum com-mune b. Mhlbg. 251. c. Commers. a. Linn ipso interumcommune β inter um polytr. appressum”, s.d., s.coll., s.n. (G [Hb. Hedwig-Schwägrichen]/BC:00040355) first specimen of the right-hand side

  • Lectotype designated by:  Kariyawasam, I. U., M. J. Price, N. E. Bell, D. G. Long, R. R. Mill & J. Hyvönen. 2021. Unearthing a lectotype for Polytrichum commune Hedw. (Bryophyta, Polytrichaceae). Taxon 70(3): 657.

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• subkingdom:  Bryobiotina Trevis.
• division:  Bryophyta Schimp.
• subdivision:  Bryophytina Engl.
• class:  Polytrichopsida Doweld
• order:  Polytrichales Cavers
• family:  Polytrichaceae Schwägr.
• genus:  Polytrichum Hedw.

Projects: Andean Bryo , Bolivia Bryophytes , China Mosses , Hawaiian Mosses , IPCN , Madagascar

Keywords: 11, MOSS