Herzogiella Explained

Herzogiella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae.^[1]

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

The genus was circumscribed by Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus in Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed.2, vol.11 on page 466 in 1925.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species: ^[3]

• Herzogiella adscendens Iwatsuki & W.B.Schofield, 1973
• Herzogiella boliviana Fleischer, 1925
• Herzogiella cylindricarpa (Cardot) Z. Iwats.
• Herzogiella letestui (Dixon & P. de la Varde) Ando
• Herzogiella perrobusta (Broth.) Z. Iwats.
• Herzogiella renitens (Mitt.) Z. Iwats.
• Herzogiella seligeri (Brid.) Z. Iwats.
• Herzogiella striatella (Brid.) Z. Iwats.
• Herzogiella turfacea (Lindb.) Z. Iwats.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Herzogiella Broth. . www.gbif.org . 25 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.
3. Web site: Herzogiella Broth.. www.worldfloraonline.org/. 25 May 2022.