Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (1789), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 3(1): 284 [nom. nov.]

• Type: "Commerson a trouve cette plante au Magellan."

• Comment: Base name for Polyotus magellanicus (Lam.) Gottsche Scott & Bradshaw (1985) note that the name, Polyotus magellanicus, has been misapplied to Australian plants of the taxon Gackstroemia weindorferi (Herzog) Grolle, fide Grolle (1967).

Hooker, J.D. & Taylor, T. (1844), Hepaticae Novae Zelandiae et Tasmaniae. London Journal of Botany 3: 581 [secondary reference]

Gottsche, C.M. in Gottsche, C.M., Lindenberg, J.B.W. & Nees von Esenbeck, C.D.G. (1845), Synopsis Hepaticarum 2: 248 [basionym]

basionym of: Polyotus magellancius (Lam.) Gottsche legitimate

Trevisan de Saint-Leon, V.B.A. (1877), Memorie del Reale Istituto Lombardo de Scienze e Lettere. Serie 3, Classe di Scienze Matematiche e Naturali 4: 397 [basionym]

basionym of: Gackstroemia magellanica (Lam.) Trevis. legitimate

Evans, A.W. (1892), Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 1: 140 [basionym]

basionym of: Lepidolaena magellanica (Lam.) A.Evans legitimate

McCarthy, P.M. (2003), Catalogue of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 21: 48 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Gackstroemia weindorferi (Herzog) Grolle legitimate by Hooker, J.D. & Taylor, T. (1844), Hepaticae Novae Zelandiae et Tasmaniae. London Journal of Botany 3: 581

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