Bragginsella
| Bragginsella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Lophocoleaceae |
| Genus: | Bragginsella R.M.Schust. |
Bragginsella is a monotypic genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lophocoleaceae.[1]
The sole species of this genus, Bragginsella anomala R.M.Schust. is found in New Zealand.[1]
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[edit]
- ^ a b "Bragginsella R.M.Schust". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ 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.