Nothoceros giganteus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dendrocerotales
Classification System: Söderström et al., 2016 (down to genus level) Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Anthocerotophyta Classis: Anthocerotopsida Subclassis: Dendrocerotidae Ordo: Dendrocerotales

Familia: Dendrocerotaceae
Genus: Nothoceros
Species: Nothoceros giganteus

Name

Nothoceros giganteus (Lehm. & Lindenb.) J.Haseg. ex J.C.Villarreal, Hässel & Salazar Allen, Bryologist 110: 283. (2007).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Anthoceros giganteus Lehm. & Lindenb., Nov. Stirp. Pug. 4: 25. (1832).
• Homotypic
  • Dendroceros giganteus (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Prosk. ex Hamlin, Rec. Domin. Mus. 7: 250, 259. (1972).
  • Megaceros giganteus (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Campb., Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 21: 473. (1907).
• Heterotypic
  • Anthoceros colensoi Mitt., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 2: 171. (1855).

References

Primary references

• Villarreal A., J.C., Hässel de Menéndez, G.G. & Salazar Allen, N. 2007. Nothoceros superbus (Dendrocerotaceae), a new hornwort from Costa Rica. The Bryologist 110: 279–285. DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2007)110[279:NSDANH]2.0.CO;2, ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Tropicos.org 2025. Nothoceros giganteus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 May 2025. Reference page.