Bragginsella

Bragginsella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Lepidoziales
Family:	Lophocoleaceae
Genus:	Bragginsella
Species:	Bragginsella
Binomial name
Bragginsella R.M.Schust.

Bragginsella is a monotypic genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lophocoleaceae. ^[1] The sole species of this genus, Bragginsella anomalaR.M.Schust. is found in New Zealand. ^[1]

Etymology

The genus name of Bragginsella is in honour of John Edward Braggins (b.1944) a New Zealand born botanist (Pteridology, Mycology, Lichenology), from the University of Auckland and the Auckland Museum for Natural Sciences. ^[2] The species epithet anomala was chosen to describe its anomalous appearance. ^[3]

Description

Bragginsella anomala is a light green liverwort, which has highly dome-shaped papillae on the cuticle of its calls. ^[4]

Distribution and habitat

Bragginsella anomala is endemic to New Zealand. The holotype was discovered at Temple Basin in Arthur's Pass National Park, occurring in wet cliff crevices. ^[4]

References

1. "Bragginsella R.M.Schust". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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 27 January 2022.
3. Smith, Val (2015). Common Ground: Who's Who in New Zealand Botanical Names. New Plymouth: Wordsmith. p. 98. ISBN   9780473308476.
4. Schuster, Rudolf M. (1997). "On Bragginsella, a New Genus of Jungermanniales from New Zealand". The Bryologist . 100 (3): 362–367. doi:10.2307/3244506. ISSN   0007-2745. JSTOR   3244506. Wikidata   Q111482318.

External links

• Bragginsella anomala Fact Sheet at the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network