Apotreubia
Genus of liverworts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apotreubia is a genus of liverworts in the family Treubiaceae.[1] There are four species, including: Apotreubia nana, which is found in subalpine New Guinea,[2] and Apotreubia pusilla, which has a disjunct distribution between eastern Asia (Himalayas to Japan) and British Columbia.[3][4]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Haplomitriopsida |
Order: | Treubiales |
Family: | Treubiaceae |
Genus: | Apotreubia S.Hatt & Mizut. 1967 |
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The genus name of Apotreubia is in honour of Melchior Treub (1851–1910), who was a Dutch botanist. He worked at the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Buitenzorg on the island of Java, south of Batavia, Dutch East Indies, gaining renown for his work on tropical flora.[5]