Biology:Frullania colliculosa
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Short description: Species of liverwort in New Zealand
| Frullania colliculosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Porellales |
| Family: | Frullaniaceae |
| Genus: | Frullania |
| Species: | F. colliculosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Frullania colliculosa von Konrat, Braggins, Hentschel & Heinrichs, 2010
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Frullania colliculosa is a species of liverwort in the order Porellales, native to New Zealand. The species was first described by Matt Von Konrat, Jörn Hentschel, Jochen Heinrichs, John E. Braggins and Tamás Pócs in 2010.[1]
Etymology
The species epithet colliculosa refers to the small rounded cells found on the perianth.[2]
Description
The species is olive-green in colour, and has leaf lobules that are almost black in colour when compared to the smooth leaf lobes.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Frullania colliculosa is endemic to New Zealand, found on tree trunks and twigs typically at higher elevations.[2]
References
- ↑ "Frullania colliculosa". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/8298432.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Von Konrat, Matthew; Hentschel, Jörn; Heinrichs, Jochen; Braggins, John E.; Pócs, Tamás (2010-11-01). "Forty-one degrees below and sixty years in the dark: Frullania sect. Inconditum, a new section of Australasian Frullania species including F. colliculosa, sp. nov., F. hodgsoniae, nom. and stat. nov., F. aterrima, and F. hattorii (Frullaniaceae, Marchantiophyta)". Nova Hedwigia: 471–500. doi:10.1127/0029-5035/2010/0091-0471.
Wikidata ☰ Q17293726 entry
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