Conferva fruticulosa Withering 1776
Publication Details
Conferva fruticulosa Withering 1776: 751
Published in: Withering, W. (1776). A botanical arrangement of all the vegetables naturally growing in Great Britain: with descriptions of the genera and species, according to the system of the celebrated Linnaeus. Being an attempt to render them familiar to those who are unacquainted with the learned languages. Under each species are added, the most remarkable varieties, the natural places of growth, the duration, the time of flowering, the peculiarities of structure, the common English names; the names of Gerard, Parkinson, Ray and Bauhine. The uses as medicines, or as poisons; as food for men, for brutes, and for insects. With their application in oeconomy and in the arts. With an easy introduction to the study of botany. Shewing the method of investigating plants, and directions how to dry and preserve specimens. The whole illustrated by copper plates and a copious glossary, Volume 2. pp. [i]-xcvi, [345]-838, pls I-XII. Birmingham: Printed by M. Swinney, for T. Cadel and P. Elmsley, and G. Robinson.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Conferva is Conferva rupestris Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: "Insulae Gradensis"; (Dixon & Price 1981: 137) Not specified: (Dixon & Price 1981: 137) Notes: Comments: Wulfen stated that his material was similiar to the illustration of Conferva marina nodosa of Dillenius (1742). Roth (1800) described Ceramium fruticulosum on the basis of material supplied by Wulfen and also commented on the relationship to the same Dillenian entity. Conferva fruiticulosa Wulfen and Ceramium fruiticulosum Roth are independet names, based on different types, although these are probably fragments of the same original gathering.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), small and shrubby.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 September 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 16 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
