Group: Moss Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, upper, cases, 55

Authors:

Mitten, William

Published In: Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 12: 420. 1869. (J. Linn. Soc., Bot.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Colombia. "Andes Bogotenses, ad viam inter Tipaquira et Pacho (6000 ped.), ad truncos arborum."

Collector and Number: Weir 254

Note: dup. MO---mc,4/00 [4 specimens]

Type Specimens

• T: John Weir - 254 - MO - (BC:MO-406646/A:2556773). (MO - (BC:MO-406646/A:2556773))
• T: Weir 254; ; Colombia. "Andes Bogotenses, ad viam inter Tipaquira et Pacho (6000 ped.), ad truncos arborum." dup. MO---mc,4/00
• T: Purdie s.n.; ; Colombia. "Paramo do Ruiz."
• T: Jameson s.n.; ; Ecuador. "Andes Quitenses, Quito."
• T: Spruce 1301; ; Ecuador. "In monte tunguragua, ad arbores et in monte Guayrapata (9000 ped.)."

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:  Prionodontaceae Broth.
• genus:  Prionodon Müll. Hal.

Keywords: MOSS