Group: Moss Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, upper, cases, 72

Authors:

Hedwig, Johann

Published In: Species Muscorum Frondosorum 233, pl. 49: f. 1–5. 1801. (Sp. Musc. Frond.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Locus. Hispaniola, in ligno putrefacto.

Type Specimens

• LT: the material in Hedwig's herbarium

  • Lectotype designated by:  Buck, W. R. 1983. Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on West Indian Sematophyllaceae. Brittonia 35: 309.

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:  Bryopsida Ritgen
• subclass:  Bryidae Engl.
• superorder:  Hypnanae W.R. Buck, C.J. Cox, A.J. Shaw & Goffinet
• order:  Hypnales W.R. Buck & Vitt
• family:  Leskeaceae Schimp.
• genus:  Leskea Hedw.

Other names for this basionym:

!Acroporium caespitosum (Hedw.) W.R. Buck

Hypnum caespitosum (Hedw.) Schrad.

!Jirivanaea caespitosa (Hedw.) U.B. Deshmukh & Rathor

Stereodon caespitosus (Hedw.) Mitt.

Vitalia caespitosa (Hedw.) P.E.A.S. Câmara, Carv.-Silva & W.R. Buck

Keywords: 11, MOSS