Spruceanthus

Spruceanthus
Spruceanthus olivaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Family: Lejeuneaceae
Subfamily: Ptychanthoideae
Genus: Spruceanthus
Verd.

Spruceanthus is a genus of liverwort in family Lejeuneaceae.

The genus was circumscribed by Frans Verdoorn in Ann. Bryol. Suppl. vol.4 on page 151 in 1934.[1]

The genus name of Spruceanthus is in honour of Richard Spruce (1817–1893), who was an English botanist specializing in bryology. He was one of the great Victorian botanical explorers.[2]

Species

As accepted by GBIF;[3]

  • Spruceanthus abbreviatus (Mitt.) X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus brachyanthus (J.B.Jack & Steph.) X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus falcatus X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus floreus (Mitt.) Sukkharak & Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus kiushianus (Horik.) X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus macrostipulus (Steph.) Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus mamillilobulus (Herzog) Verd.
  • Spruceanthus olivaceus (Hook.f. & Taylor) X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus planifolius (Horik.) X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus planiusculus (Mitt.) X.Q.Shi, R.L.Zhu & Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus pluriplicatus (Steph.) Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus polonicus Grolle
  • Spruceanthus polymorphus (Sande Lac.) Verd.
  • Spruceanthus semirepandus (Nees) Verd.
  • Spruceanthus sulcatus (Nees) Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus theobromae (Spruce) Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus thozetianus (Gottsche & F.Muell.) B.M.Thiers & Gradst.
  • Spruceanthus wiggintonii A.E.D.Daniels, Kariyappaa & P.Daniel

References

  1. ^ "Spruceanthus Verd". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Spruceanthus Verd". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.


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