Tritomaria ferruginea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Lophoziaceae |
| Genus: | Tritomaria |
| Species: | T. ferruginea
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Tritomaria ferruginea is a species of liverworts in the family Lophoziaceae. It is an endangered species endemic to the eastern Himalayas.
Taxonomy and history
[edit]Andrewsianthus ferrugineus was described by Riclef Grolle in 1966 based on a type specimen collected in 1962 near Ringmo, Nepal.[3] This species was transferred to the genus Tritomaria in 2013, becoming Tritomaria ferriguniea, on the basis of morphological characteristics.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Tritomaria ferruginea is known from Bhutan, India (Sikkim), and Nepal, where it grows on tree trunks and rocks[1][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bryophyte Specialist Group (2000). "Andrewsianthus ferrugineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39206A10174683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39206A10174683.en. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Tritomaria ferruginea (Grolle) Váňa". World Flora Online. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Grolle, Riclef (1966). "Die Lebermoose Nepals". Khumbu Himal — Ergebnisse des Forschungsunternehmens Nepal Himalaya: 275–277. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-92914-4_5.
- ^ Váňa, Jiří; Söderström, Lars; Hagborg, Anders; Konrat, Matt Von (2013). "Notes on Early Land Plants Today. 32. New synonyms in Andrewsianthus and a transfer to Tritomaria (Lophoziaceae, Marchantiophyta)". Phytotaxa. 81 (1). doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.81.1.8.
- ^ Srivastava, Smita; Srivastava, S. C.; Rawat, K. K. (2013). "Status of Family Lophoziaceae (Hepaticae) in India". Nelumbo. 55: 113–152. doi:10.20324/nelumbo/v55/2013/73297.
- ^ Long, David G. (2005). "Notes on Himalayan Hepaticae 2: New records and extensions of range for some Himalayan Leafy Liverworts". Cryptogamie, Bryologie. 26 (1): 102 – via ResearchGate.
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