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. 2017 Dec 6;46(1):133–141. doi: 10.1007/s10745-017-9961-y

Table 2.

Polynomials treated as synonyms with their interpretation by Dillenius (1741) and his successors. Dots (●) indicate that a name is present in a given source

Name identifier in our study Polynomial Botanic-medical works Dillenius’ species (polynomial) in Dillenius (1741) Hedwig's (1801) and contemporary binomials
(de L'Obel 1576) (de L'Obel 1591) (Bauhin 1651) (Ray 1686) (Tournefort 1700) (Boecler 1731)
Name 1 Muscus querno vilissimo vilior, saxis et udis terrae glebis adnascens Lob. Obs. Hypnum dentatum vulgatissimum, operculis obtusis Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp (= Hypnum rutabulum Hedw.)
Name 3 Muscus terrestris latioribus foliis major seu vulgaris. Raji Hist.
Name 2 Muscus squamosus major sive vulgaris, Tourn. I. R. H. Hypnum vulgare triangulum maximum et pallidum Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. (= Hypnum triquetrum Hedw.)
Name 4 Muscus terrestris seu hortensis I. B. Hypnum vulgare sericeum recurvum capsulis erectis cuspidatis Homalothecium sericeum (Hedw.) Schimp. (= Leskea sericea Hedw.)
Name 5 Muscus 3. sive hortensis Trag. not included
Name 6 Muscus terrestris repens 1. sive vulgatissimus C. B. Pin. not included
Name 7 Muscus terrestris vulgaris Lob. Ic. [part 2 pag. 242] Sphagnum palustre molle deflexum squamis cymbiformibus Sphagnum palustre L. (Linnaeus 1753)