Bragginsella

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Bragginsella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Lophocoleaceae
Genus: Bragginsella

Bragginsella is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lophocoleaceae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in New Zealand.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Bragginsella anomala R.M.Schust.

The genus name of Bragginsella is in honour of John Edward Braggins (b.1944) a New Zealand born botanist (Pteridology, Mycology, Lichenology), from the University of Auckland and the Auckland Museum for Natural Sciences.[2]

The genus was circumscribed in The Bryologist Vol.100 on page 363 in 1997.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Bragginsella R.M.Schust". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 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.
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