Stephensoniella brevipedunculata

For other uses, see Stephensoniella (disambiguation).

Stephensoniella brevipedunculata is a species of liverwort in the family Exormothecaceae. It is the only species in the genus Stephensoniella. It is confined to the Western Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Stephensoniella brevipedunculata
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Marchantiopsida
Order:	Marchantiales
Family:	Exormothecaceae
Genus:	Stephensoniella Kashyap
Species:	S. brevipedunculata
Binomial name
Stephensoniella brevipedunculata Kashyap

The genus name of Stephensoniella is in honour of John Stephenson (1871–1933), who was a surgeon and zoologist.^[2]