Stephensoniella brevipedunculata is a species of liverwort in the family Exormothecaceae. It is the only species in the genus Stephensoniella. It is confined to the Western Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Marchantiopsida |
| Order: | Marchantiales |
| Family: | Exormothecaceae |
| Genus: | Stephensoniella Kashyap |
| Species: | S. brevipedunculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stephensoniella brevipedunculata Kashyap
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The genus name of Stephensoniella is in honour of John Stephenson (1871–1933), who was a surgeon and zoologist.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Bryophyte Specialist Group (2000). "Stephensoniella brevipedunculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39223A10177364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39223A10177364.en. Retrieved 17 November 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.
External links
edit- Sharma, A., Paul, Y., & Langer, A. (2011). Status of Stephensoniella brevipedunculata in Jammu (NW Himalayas)-India. Archive for Bryology, 107, 1–3.
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