Herzogiaria is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Pseudolepicoleaceae.[1]

Herzogiaria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Pseudolepicoleaceae
Genus: Herzogiaria
Fulford ex Hässel

The genus name of Herzogiaria is in honour of Theodor Carl Julius Herzog (1880– 1961), who was a German bryologist and phytogeographer.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Hannah Margaret Fulford and Gabriela Gustava Hässel de Menéndez in Nova Hedwigia vol.1 on page 398 in 402 in 1960 and then in Lindbergia vol.7 on page 23 in 1981.

The species of this genus are found in Southernmost America.[1]

One species is known, Herzogiaria teres (Steph.) Fulford ex Hässel [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Herzogiaria Fulford ex Hässel". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 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 January 27, 2022.