''Spruceanthus'' is a genus of

liverwort Liverworts are a group of non-vascular land plants forming the division Marchantiophyta (). They may also be referred to as hepatics. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry ...

in family

Lejeuneaceae Lejeuneaceae is the largest family of liverworts. Most of its members are epiphytes found in the tropics, while others can be found in temperate regions. The main characteristics of the family are that: #The leaves are incubous. #Amphigastrium ...

. The genus was

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by Frans Verdoorn in Ann. Bryol. Suppl. vol.4 on page 151 in 1934. The genus name of ''Spruceanthus'' is in honour of

Richard Spruce Richard Spruce (10 September 1817 – 28 December 1893) was an English botanist specializing in bryology. One of the great Victorian botanical explorers, Spruce spent 15 years exploring the Amazon from the Andes to its mouth, and was one of t ...

(1817–1893), who was an English botanist specializing in

bryology Bryology (from Greek , a moss, a liverwort) is the branch of botany concerned with the scientific study of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts). Bryologists are botanists who have an active interest in observing, recording, classifying ...

. He was one of the great Victorian botanical explorers.

Species

As accepted by

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References

Porellales genera Lejeuneaceae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{bryophyte-stub