Nomenclature: wfo-0001170083
![Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Humboldt, Friedrich; Bonpland, Aime: . Barcode: E00007669. Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Humboldt, Friedrich; Bonpland, Aime: . Barcode: E00007669.](https://iiif.rbge.org.uk/herb/iiif/E00007669/full/219,/0/default.jpg)
![Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Humboldt, Friedrich; Bonpland, Aime: . Barcode: E00007670. Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Humboldt, Friedrich; Bonpland, Aime: . Barcode: E00007670.](https://iiif.rbge.org.uk/herb/iiif/E00007670/full/219,/0/default.jpg)
![Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Humboldt, Friedrich: . Barcode: E00238051. Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Humboldt, Friedrich: . Barcode: E00238051.](https://iiif.rbge.org.uk/herb/iiif/E00238051/full/219,/0/default.jpg)
![William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William%20Jackson%20Hooker%20by%20Spiridione%20Gambardella.jpg)
Polytrichum giganteum Musci Exotici 1. 1818
Nomenclatural References
- specimen : Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Humboldt, Friedrich; Bonpland, Aime: . Barcode: E00007669. Specimen link provided by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- specimen : Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Humboldt, Friedrich; Bonpland, Aime: . Barcode: E00007670. Specimen link provided by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- specimen : Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Humboldt, Friedrich: . Barcode: E00238051. Specimen link provided by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- person : William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Hook.' in the authors string.
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record tro-35141487
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: tro-35141487
- database : Tropicos record: 35141487 Based on data supplied by Bryonames
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2019-05 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06Placement: Bryophytes > Polytrichales > Polytrichaceae > Polytrichum > Polytrichum giganteum