Hepaticae
/hɛˈpatɪkiː
/plural noun Botany
A class of lower plants that comprises the liverworts.Our goal is to write a concise ‘Flora of the Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of Central French Guiana’....
- The Hepaticae or liverworts form the second of the two classes into which the Bryophyta are divided.
- It is already by this time a standard flora of the Hepaticae of the Southern Hemisphere.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek hēpar, hēpat- 'liver'.