Bazzania bhutanica

Bazzania bhutanica
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Lepidoziaceae
Genus: Bazzania
Species: B. bhutanica
Binomial name
Bazzania bhutanica
N. Kitag. & Grolle

Bazzania bhutanica is a species of liverwort in the Lepidoziaceae family.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of the Bazzania bhutanica as follows:

Location

It is endemic to Bhutan.

Habitat

Its 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 is what has affected the habitat loss. It is known to be found on crumbling shaded rock faces in subtropical forest.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bazzania bhutanica". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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