jordanon

See also: Jordanon

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Alexis Jordan †1897 French biologist +‎ -on, on analogy with taxon.[1]

Noun

jordanon (plural jordanons)

  1. (ecology, dated) Synonym of microspecies[2]
    • 1951, Hatch, Edwin D, The New Zealand Forms of Thelymitra J. R. and G. Forster and AppendicesPart I‎[2], page 390:
      A compound species of 4 closely related jordanons adapted for but not entirely confined to life in subalpine bogs. One jordanon is endemic in Australia, one endemic in New Zealand, and the other two occur in both countries.
    • 1948, Hatch, Edwin D, The New Zealand Forms of Pterostylis R. Br.‎[3], page 244:
      Pterostylis trullifolia Hook, f., FI. Nov . Zel., 1, 1853, 249. A compound species of 3 closely related jordanons. The original description gives no indication as to which of the forms was the specific type. The species in one form or another has been recorded from the Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10. Much field work is yet needed to ascertain which jordanon occurs in which area.

References

  1. ^ “jordanon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ Herbert C. Hanson (1962) Dictionary of Ecology‎[1], page 197
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