Grollea
Genus of plants
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Grolleaceae is a monotypic family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales. The family consists of only one genus, Grollea R.M.Schust..[1] It has only one known species Grollea antheliopsis R.M.Schust. from South America.[2][3]
| Grollea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Suborder: | Lophocoleineae |
| Family: | Grolleaceae Solari ex R.M.Schust. |
| Genus: | Grollea R.M.Schust. |
The genus name of Grollea is in honour of Riclef Grolle (Riclef Hans-Heinrich Grolle) (1934-2004), who was a German botanist (Bryology), plant researcher at the University of Jena.[4]
The genus was circumscribed by Rudolf Mathias Schuster in Nova Hedwigia vol.8 on page 288 in 1964.[3]