Chaetocolea Explained

Chaetocolea is a monotypic genus of liverworts belonging to the family Pseudolepicoleaceae.[1]

The sole species of this genus, Chaetocolea palmata Spruce[2] is only found in Southern America.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chaetocolea Spruce . www.gbif.org . 13 May 2021 . en.
  2. Spruce R. Hepaticae amazonicae et andinaeª quas in itinere suo per tractus montium et fluviorum americæ æquinoctialis a fluminis amazonum ostiis ad maris pacifìci litora usque, necnon a cataractis fluminis orinoci, cis æquatorem, adusque fluvii huallaga cataractas, Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 15: 309-588. (1885).