Gertrudiella

Gertrudiella is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Pottiaceae.[1]

Gertrudiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Pottiales
Family: Pottiaceae
Genus: Gertrudiella
V.F.Brotherus, 1925

The genus name of Gertrudiella is in honour of Gertrud Herzog (nee Locherer, b.1888), who was the wife of botanist Theodor Carl Julius Herzog (1880 - 1961).[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Viktor Ferdinand Brotherus in Nat. Pflanzenfam. (Engler & Prantl) ed.2, vol.11 on page 528 in 1925.

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

Species:

  • Gertrudiella ferruginea Hilp.[1]
  • Gertrudiella validinervis Brotherus, 1925[1]

References
  1. "Gertrudiella V.F.Brotherus, 1925". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu ep, onymischen 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.
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