Why Plagiothecium sylvaticum (Brid.) Schimp. (Plagiothecium, Plagiotheciaceae) has priority over P. platyphyllum Mönk.?

Re-assessment of the lectotype of Hypnum sylvaticum Brid. (≡ Plagiothecium sylvaticum (Brid.) Schimp.) (B 31 0915 01) showed that this specimen is characterised by dense, 6–10 cm long stems, pale green, yellowish-green to dark green and dull foliage; with complanate, ovate, not imbricate and not jul...

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Main Authors: Grzegorz J. Wolski, Mikołaj Latoszewski, William R. Buck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-04-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/118858/download/pdf/