Herzogianthaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Ptilidiales. The monotypic family consists of only one genus: Herzogianthus R.M.Schust..[2]
| Herzogianthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Ptilidiales |
| Family: | Herzogianthaceae Stotler & Crand.Stotl. |
| Genus: | Herzogianthus R.M.Schust. |
| Synonyms | |
|
Anoplostoma E.A.Hodgs. & Allison[1] | |
The genus name of Herzogianthus is in honour of Theodor Carl Julius Herzog (1880– 1961), who was a German bryologist and phytogeographer.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in J. Hattori Bot. Lab. vol.23 on page 71 in 1961.[4]
The genus is only found in New Zealand.[5]
Species
editThe genus contains 2 known species;[5]
- Herzogianthus sanguineus R.M.Schust.
- Herzogianthus vaginatus (Herzog) R.M.Schust.
References
edit- ^ "Anoplostoma E.A.Hodgs. & Allison". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Herzogianthaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 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.
- ^ "Herzogianthus R.M.Schust". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Herzogianthus". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 July 2023.