Bazzania bhutanica
Appearance
Bazzania bhutanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Jungermanniales |
Family: | Lepidoziaceae |
Genus: | Bazzania |
Species: | B. bhutanica
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Binomial name | |
Bazzania bhutanica |
Bazzania bhutanica is a species of liverwort in the family Lepidoziaceae.
Taxonomy and history
[edit]Bazzania bhutanica was described by Naofumi Kitagawa and Riclef Grolle in 1987 based on a type specimen collected in 1982 by David G. Long in Samtse, Bhutan.[2][3]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in Bhutan and India only in a very restricted habitat.
Habitat
[edit]Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is recorded to be a critically endangered species. Human activity and deforestation has resulted in habitat loss. It is known to be found on crumbling shaded rock faces in subtropical forest.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bryophyte Specialist Group (2000). "Bazzania bhutanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39203A10173489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39203A10173489.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Kitagawa, Naofumi; Grolle, Riclef (1986). "A new Acromastigum-like species of Bazzania S. Gray from Bhutan". The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory (in English and Latin). 61: 269–272. doi:10.18968/jhbl.61.0_269.
- ^ Long, David G.; Gurung, Baboo Ram; Pradhan, Rebecca (May 2010). "The rediscovery and conservation status of Bazzania bhutanica in Bhutan" (PDF). Field Bryology. Vol. 101. British Bryological Society. pp. 28–33.