Lepidozia bragginsiana

Lepidozia bragginsiana
Conservation status
Not Threatened (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Lepidoziales
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

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

Description

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

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

Distribution and habitat

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

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. 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.