Spruceanthus

  • Authority

    Gradstein, S. Robbert. 1994. Lejeuneaceae: Ptychantheae, Brachiolejeuneae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 62: 216. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Lejeuneaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Spruceanthus

  • Type

    Type. Spruceanthus semirepandus (Nees) Verdoorn. Genus named after Richard Spruce, well-known British hepaticologist and explorer of the Amazon basin.

  • Synonyms

    Spruceanthus semirepandus (Nees) Verd.

  • Description

    Genus Description - For description see under the species.

  • Distribution

    The genus Spruceanthus is mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and Australia, where six species occur (Gradstein, 1991). One species is known from the neotropics.

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