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Lepidozia bragginsiana

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Lepidozia bragginsiana

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Lepidoziaceae
Genus: Lepidozia
Species:
L. bragginsiana
Binomial name
Lepidozia bragginsiana
E.D.Cooper & M.A.M.Renner, 2014

Lepidozia bragginsiana is a species of liverwort in the order Jungermanniales, native to New Zealand. The species was first described by Endymion Dante Cooper and Matthew Anton Martyn Renner in 2014.[2]

Etymology

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The species was named after New Zealand bryologist John E. Braggins.[3]

Description

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The species is pale green to golden yellow-green in colour, and can be distinguished from other Lepidozia species by its bipinnate branching, erect primary shoots and wide-spreading leaves on primary shoots.[3]

Genetics

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The species forms a clade with Lepidozia concinna and Lepidozia pendulina. All three species are endemic to New Zealand.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Lepidozia bragginsiana is endemic to New Zealand, found primarily in humid forested areas of the West Coast Region of the South Island, at an elevation between approximately 200 m (660 ft) and 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lepidozia bragginsiana". nztcs.org.nz. Department of Conservation. 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Lepidozia bragginsiana". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Cooper, Endymion D.; Renner, Matt A. M. (25 June 2014). "Lepidozia bragginsiana, a new species from New Zealand (Marchantiopsida)". Phytotaxa. 173 (2): 117–126. doi:10.11646/PHYTOTAXA.173.2.2. ISSN 1179-3155. Wikidata Q23080595.