Herzogianthus Explained

Herzogianthaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Ptilidiales. The monotypic family consists of only one genus: Herzogianthus R.M.Schust..[1]

The genus name of Herzogianthus is in honour of Theodor Carl Julius Herzog (1880– 1961), who was a German bryologist and phytogeographer.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.23 on page 71 in 1961.[3]

The genus is only found in New Zealand.

Species

The genus contains 2 known species;[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herzogianthaceae . www.gbif.org . 12 May 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.
  3. Web site: Herzogianthus R.M.Schust. . www.worldfloraonline.org . 5 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Herzogianthus . www.gbif.org . 5 July 2023 . en.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Herzogianthus".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.