Fulfordianthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Family: Lejeuneaceae
Subfamily: Ptychanthoideae
Genus: Fulfordianthus
Gradst.

Fulfordianthus is a genus of liverworts in the family Lejeuneaceae. It is found in central and southern America.[1]

It contains the following species:[1]

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.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Stephan Robbert Gradstein in Bryologist Vol.95 on page 44 in 1992.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fulfordianthus Gradst". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  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.
  3. "Fulfordianthus Gradst". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 3 July 2023.


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