Biology:Gottschea

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Gottschea
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Gottschea

Nees ex Mont.

Gottschea is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Schistochilaceae.[1]

The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere.[1]

The genus name of Gottschelia is in honour of Carl Moritz Gottsche (1808–1892), who was a German physician and bryologist born in Altona.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne ex Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser.2, vol.19 on page 245 in 1843.

Known species

According to Global Biodiversity Information Facility:[1]

  • Gottschea borbonica (Stephani) Bonner
  • Gottschea cheesemanii (Stephani) Grolle & Zijlstra
  • Gottschea cuspidiloba (Stephani) Grolle & Zijlstra
  • Gottschea fleischeri (Stephani) Grolle & Zijlstra
  • Gottschea fragilis (Stephani) Grolle & Zijlstra
  • Gottschea fuscella Hook.f. & Taylor
  • Gottschea gayana Gottsche
  • Gottschea graeffeana (J.B.Jack & Stephani) Grolle & Zijlstra
  • Gottschea spinosa (Stephani) Grolle & Zijlstra
  • Gottschea viridis (Stephani) Grolle & Zijlstra

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gottschea Nees ex Mont." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2688998. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022. 

Wikidata ☰ Q8286493 entry