Gottschelia Explained

Gottschelia is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Cephaloziellaceae.^[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.^[1]

The genus name of Gottschelia is in honour of Carl Moritz Gottsche (1808–1892), who was a German physician and bryologist born in Altona.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Riclef Grolle in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.31 on page 13 in 1968.^[3]

Species

As accepted by GBIF and World Flora Online;^{[1] [3]}

• Gottschelia crenata
• Gottschelia grollei
• Gottschelia maxima
• Gottschelia patoniae
• Gottschelia schizopleura

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gottschelia Grolle . www.gbif.org . 7 July 2023 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Gottschelia Grolle . www.worldfloraonline.org . 6 July 2023.