Fulfordianthus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Marchantiophyta
Class
Jungermanniopsida
Order
Porellales
Family
Lejeuneaceae
Genus
Fulfordianthus
Species
Scientific Name
Fulfordianthus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Fulfordianthus

Fulfordianthus is a genus of liverworts in the family Lejeuneaceae. It is found in central and southern America.

It contains the following species:

  • Fulfordianthus evansii (Fulf.) Gradst.
  • Fulfordianthus pterobryoides (Spruce) Gradst.

The genus name of Fulfordianthus is in honour of Margaret Hannah Fulford (1904–1999), who was an American bryologist who was active in identifying the flora of North and South America.

The genus was circumscribed by Stephan Robbert Gradstein in Bryologist Vol.95 on page 44 in 1992.

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