Spruceanthus
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| Spruceanthus | |
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| Spruceanthus olivaceus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Lejeuneales |
| Family: | Lejeuneaceae |
| Genus: | Spruceanthus Verd. |
Spruceanthus is a genus of liverwort in family Lejeuneaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Frans Verdoorn in Ann. Bryol. Suppl. vol.4 on page 151 in 1934.[1]
The genus name of Spruceanthus is in honour of Richard Spruce (1817–1893), who was an English botanist specializing in bryology. He was one of the great Victorian botanical explorers.[2]
