Lepidozia bragginsiana
| Lepidozia bragginsiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Lepidoziales |
| Family: | Lepidoziaceae |
| Genus: | Lepidozia |
| Species: | L. bragginsiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidozia bragginsiana E.D.Cooper & M.A.M.Renner, 2014
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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
[edit]The species was named after New Zealand bryologist John E. Braggins.[3]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]The species forms a clade with Lepidozia concinna and Lepidozia pendulina. All three species are endemic to New Zealand.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Lepidozia bragginsiana". nztcs.org.nz. Department of Conservation. 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Lepidozia bragginsiana". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ 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.