Hennediella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.[1]
| Hennediella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Pottiales |
| Family: | Pottiaceae |
| Genus: | Hennediella Paris |
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.[1]
Species:
- Hennediella acletoi Zander, 1993[1]
- Hennediella acutidentata Zander, 1993[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Hennediella Paris". 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. Retrieved January 27, 2022.