Herzogianthus

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 Edit this 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

The genus contains 2 known species;[5]

  • Herzogianthus sanguineus R.M.Schust.
  • Herzogianthus vaginatus (Herzog) R.M.Schust.

References
  1. "Anoplostoma E.A.Hodgs. & Allison". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. "Herzogianthaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. "Herzogianthus R.M.Schust". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. "Herzogianthus". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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