Grollea Explained

Grolleaceae is a monotypic family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales. The family consists of only one genus, Grollea R.M.Schust..[1] It has only one known species Grollea antheliopsis from South America.[2] [3]

The genus name of Grollea is in honour of Riclef Grolle (Riclef Hans-Heinrich Grolle) (1934-2004), who was a German botanist (Bryology), plant researcher at the University of Jena.[4]

The genus was circumscribed by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Nova Hedwigia vol.8 on page 288 in 1964.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grolleaceae . www.gbif.org . 12 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Grollea R.M.Schust. . www.gbif.org . 25 June 2023 . en.
  3. Schuster RM. Studies on hepaticae. XXII-XXV. Pleurocladopsis Schust., gen. n., Eoisotachis Schust., gen. n., Grollea Schust., gen. n., with critical notes on Anthelia Dumort. Nova Hedwigia 8: 275-296. (1964).
  4. 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.

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