Bazzania bhutanica
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Bazzania bhutanica is a species of liverwort
in the Lepidoziaceae
family. It is endemic to Bhutan
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical dry forest
s. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Marchantiophyta
The Marchantiophyta are a division of bryophyte plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like other bryophytes, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information....
in the Lepidoziaceae
Lepidoziaceae
A family of leafy liverworts. It is a group of small plants that are widely distributed.Most of the species of this family are found in tropical regions.The main characteristics of the family:1. Oil bodies are small and unsegmented....
family. It is endemic to Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical dry forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000. Bazzania bhutanica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.