Bazzania bhutanica is a species of liverwort in the family Lepidoziaceae.
| Bazzania bhutanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Lepidoziaceae |
| Genus: | Bazzania |
| Species: | B. bhutanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Bazzania bhutanica | |
Taxonomy and history
editBazzania 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] It would be known only from the type locality until 27 years later when, in 2009, plants were located at both the type locality and at a new site near Lafeti Khola, Bhutan.[3] The species was first recorded outside of Bhutan in 2014, when it was discovered in West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.[4]
Distribution
editIt is found in Bhutan and India only in a very restricted habitat.
Habitat
editIts 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Deo, Siddhartha Singh; Singh, D. K. (2014). "Bazzania bhutanica (Lepidoziaceae, Marchantiophyta) — a critically endangered liverwort recorded in Indian bryoflora". Lindbergia. 37 (2): 42–46. doi:10.25227/linbg.01049.
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