Stephensoniella brevipedunculata

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Stephensoniella brevipedunculata is a species of liverwort in the family Exormothecaceae. It is the only species in the genus Stephensoniella. It is confined to the Western Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Stephensoniella brevipedunculata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Marchantiopsida
Order: Marchantiales
Family: Exormothecaceae
Genus: Stephensoniella
Kashyap
Species:
S. brevipedunculata
Binomial name
Stephensoniella brevipedunculata
Kashyap

The genus name of Stephensoniella is in honour of John Stephenson (1871–1933), who was a surgeon and zoologist.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bryophyte Specialist Group (2000). "Stephensoniella brevipedunculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39223A10177364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39223A10177364.en. Retrieved 17 November 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.
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