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Bucegia romanica

Scientific Name: Bucegia romanica

Family: Marchantiaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Bucegia romanica

Bucegia romanica is a liverwort, the only species in the genus Bucegia. It belongs to the family Marchantiaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Bucegia romanica Radian
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Marchantiaceae
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonyms: Radiania rumaenica Schiffn. ex Gyrffy.
  • Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 15579

Distribution and Habitat

Bucegia romanica is a rare species with a scattered distribution. It has been reported from:

  • Russia (original location)
  • Romania (Rodna Mountains, Oriental Carpathians)
  • Svalbard
  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Canada (British Columbia)
  • USA (Alaska)
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Portugal

Morphological Characteristics

  • This liverwort has a thallus structure.
  • Spores divide into two cells, one of which forms a germ tube that produces branched protonema.

Genetic and Cytological Information

  • Partial mRNA sequence data is available for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Bucegia romanica produces 8-hydroxyapigenin and 8-hydroxyluteolin glucuronides.

Further Information

You can find more information about Bucegia romanica at the following resources:

  • The Plant List
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium
  • Musum national d&#39Histoire naturelle
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Discover Life
  • NCBI Taxonomy