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Bryolawtonia

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Bryolawtonia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Neckeraceae
Genus: Bryolawtonia

Bryolawtonia is a monotypic genus of mosses belonging to the family Neckeraceae. It only contains one known species, Bryolawtonia vancouveriensis Norris & Enroth, 1990 [1]

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

The genus name of Bryolawtonia is in honour of Elva Lawton (1896-1993), who was an American botanist and bryologist.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Daniel Howard Norris and Johannes Enroth in Bryologist vol.93 (Issue 3) on page 329 in 1990.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bryolawtonia". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ 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.