No images found for this plant ID: 14095.
Ensure images are uploaded to the Media Library and tagged with "14095" in the "plant_image_tag" taxonomy.
Dendrobazzania griffithiana
Scientific Name: Dendrobazzania griffithiana
Family: Lepidoziaceae
Category: Liverwort
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Dendrobazzania griffithiana
Dendrobazzania griffithiana is a species of liverwort, also referred to as a leafy moss in some translations.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Dendrobazzania griffithiana (Steph.) R.M. Schust. & W.B. Schofield
- Family: Lepidoziaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Bryophyta
- Class: Jungermanniopsida
- Order: Jungermanniales
- Synonyms:
- Mastigobryum griffithianum Stephani
- Bazzania griffithiana (Stephani) Mizut.
- Symbol: DEGR10
Distribution and Habitat
- Dendrobazzania griffithiana is considered a species of relict occurrence.
- It has been found in:
- West Bengal, India
- Bhutan
- Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), British Columbia, Canada (specifically Chaatl Island on the north-central coast)
- The British Columbia specimen was found on a dryish shelf on a cliff.
Morphological Characteristics
- It is a nonvascular plant.
Ecology
- Dendrobazzania griffithiana is a liverwort (leafy moss).
Further Information
- Discover Life provides information on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of this species.
- The Encyclopedia of Life also has information on this species within the Lepidoziaceae family.
- The L. E. Anderson Bryophyte Herbarium at http://herbarium.duke.edu contains a large collection of bryophyte specimens.