Douinia

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Douinia
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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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Douinia (C.N.Jensen) H.Buch". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 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.