Spruceanthus
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| Spruceanthus olivaceus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Lejeuneales |
| Family: | Lejeuneaceae |
| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Spruceanthus Verd". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Spruceanthus Verd". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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