Spruceanthus

Spruceanthus is a genus of liverwort in family Lejeuneaceae.

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

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

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.[1]

Species

As accepted by GBIF;[2]

  • 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. 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.
  2. "Spruceanthus Verd". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.


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