Herzogianthus

Herzogianthus
Herzogianthus vaginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Ptilidiales
Family:	Herzogianthaceae Stotler & Crand.Stotl.
Genus:	Herzogianthus R.M.Schust.
Synonyms
AnoplostomaE.A.Hodgs. & Allison [1]

Herzogianthaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Ptilidiales. The monotypic family consists of only one genus: HerzogianthusR.M.Schust.. ^[2]

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.