Herzogianthus

Herzogianthaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Ptilidiales. The family consists of only one genus: Herzogianthus R.M.Schust..[1]

Herzogianthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Ptilidiales
Family: Herzogianthaceae
Stotler & Crand.Stotl.
Genus: Herzogianthus
R.M.Schust.

The genus name of Herzogianthus is in honour of Theodor Carl Julius Herzog (1880– 1961), who was a German bryologist and phytogeographer.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.23 on page 71 in 1961.

References

  1. "Herzogianthaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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