Chenia is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Pottiales |
| Family: | Pottiaceae |
| Genus: | Chenia R.H.Zander |
The genus name of Chenia is in honour of Pan Chieh Chen (1907 - 1970), a Chinese botanist (Bryology).[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Richard Henry Zander in Phytologia Vol.65 oon page 424 in 1989.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
The genus contains three species:[3]
- Chenia leptophylla Zander, 1993
- Chenia lorentzii Zander, 1993
- Chenia subobliqua Zander, 1989
References
edit- ^ a b "Chenia R.H.Zander". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Chenia". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 24 July 2021.