Abstract
carolinianum L. appears in the first edition of the Species Plantarum,1 the name being based on the description and figure in Dillenius' Historia Muscorum2 of Lycopodium pinnatum repens, spicis et pediculis singularibus longis. There is no specimen of the species in the Linnean Herbarium in London, but in the herbarium of Dillenius, preserved at Oxford, the writer has had the privilege of examining the specimen which formed the basis of the description and figure in the This specimen, which is thus the type, is stated by Dillenius to have been collected in Carolina by one Marcus Catesby. The sheet on which it is mounted contains three other specimens of Lycopodium: one of L. inundatum, one of L. alopecuroides and another which may also be L. alopecuroides. The sheet, in fact, represents the plants portrayed on pl. 62 of the Historia. Although in figure 6 of the plate the figure of our species is shown bearing three fruiting spikes, the specimen itself possesses only one. This may be a case of artists' license, since the spikes certainly appear to be unnaturally crowded in the figure. There is no doubt, however, that the specimen is an American one and the figure an accurate representation of it.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callSimilar Papers
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
