Douinia
| Douinia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Scapaniaceae |
| Genus: | Douinia (C.E.O.Jensen) H.Buch |
Douinia is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Scapaniaceae.[1]
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America.[1]
The genus name of Douinia is in honour of Charles Isidore Douin (1858 – 1944), who was a French bryologist who was a native of Bouville, Eure-et-Loir.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Christian Erasmus Otterstrøm Jensen in Commentat. Biol. Vol.3 (Issue 1) on page 13 in 1928.
Species
[edit]- Douinia imbricata (M.Howe) Konstant. & Vilnet[1]
- Douinia ovata (Dicks.) H.Buch[1]
- Douinia plicata (Lindb.) Konstant. & Vilnet[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Douinia (C.N.Jensen) H.Buch". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ 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.