Australian Moss Name Index (AusMoss)

Showing Calyptothecium humile
Pterobryaceae Kindb.
Calyptothecium humile (Mitt.) Broth. , legitimate, scientific
Thériot, I. (1904), Mousses de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, récoltées par le Dr de la Combe. Bulletin de l'Académie Internationale de Géographie Botanique 13: 86 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Porotrichum humile Mitt. legitimate
Klazenga, N. (2015), AusMoss: Catalogue of Australian mosses, v. 2015-11-16: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW
  • distribution: Qld, N.S.W.
Meagher, D.A. (2023), Flora of Australia: Calyptothecium (manuscript) Personal Communication: - [secondary reference]
  • distribution: Excluded from Australian bryoflora.
  • remarks: Calyptothecium humile has been mistakenly taken for a combination of Pterobryon humile. In fact, it is based on Porotrichum humile, which is a South American species (Porotrichum spiniforme). Australian specimens have to be assigned to Pterobryon humile [NK, 2023-06-06].