Hennediella Explained

Hennediella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.^[1]

The genus name of Hennediella is in honour of Roger Hennedy (1809 - 1877), who was a Scottish printer and botanist (Pteridology).^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Jean Édouard Gabriel Narcisse Paris in Index bryologicus (Paris) vol.2 on page 557 in 1895.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

• Hennediella acletoi Zander, 1993
• Hennediella acutidentata Zander, 1993

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hennediella Paris . www.gbif.org . 22 February 2021 . 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.