Herteliana Explained

Herteliana is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae.^[1]

The genus name of Herteliana is in honour of Hannes Hertel (b.1939), a German botanist (Mycology, Lichenology and Bryology), Taxonomist, Curator of Lichenes/Bryophytes and Director of the Botanische Staatssammlung München.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Peter Wilfrid James in Lichenologist vol.12 on pages 106, 110-111 in 1980.

Species accepted by GBIF include;^[3]

• Herteliana australis
• Herteliana gagei
• Herteliana schuyleriana

Notes and References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota – 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1–58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp . 2009-03-18 .
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 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Herteliana P.James . www.gbif.org . 4 April 2022 . en.