Drepanolejeunea ternatensis

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Species

Drepanolejeunea ternatensis

Common Name(s)

liverwort

Current Conservation Status

2009 - At Risk - Naturally Uncommon

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Qualifiers

2009 - DP, ?SO, Sp

Authority

Drepanolejeunea ternatensis (Gottsche) Steph.

Family

Lejeuneaceae

Flora Category

Non Vascular - Native

Structural Class

Liverwort

Distribution

Indigenous. New Zealand: North Island (Northland). Also Australia, New Guinea and most of western Oceania

Habitat

Lowland forest. Corticolous on tree bark (usually in sheltered sites and on bark that commonly dries out for long periods)

Threats

Drepanolejeunea ternatensis is an easily overlooked, extremely small cryptic liverwort of tall forest. It has a very specific habitat, growing on tall canopy trees, on the bark in sites which are often rather dry. Indications are that it is probably widespread, though biologically sparse. There areno obvious threats affecting this species.

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