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Lophocolea mediinfrons

Lophocolea mediinfrons
Photo: Te Papa, CC BY 4.0
Family
Lophocoleaceae (Lophocole family)

About

Lophocolea mediinfrons is a species of liverwort in the family Lophocoleaceae. The plant was first described by John J. Engel and John E. Braggins in 2010 as Chiloscyphus mediinfrons, and has only been found on Ulva Island in New Zealand.

Where it grows

Lophocolea mediinfrons has only been identified as occurring at Flagstaff Point at the northeastern end of Ulva Island, near Stewart Island in New Zealand. The plants formed a forest floor mat underneath a southern rātā and kāmahi-dominated forest, and were found alongside the liverwort species Zoopsis argentea.

Other Lophocolea plants

Bifid Crestwort · Brookwood Crestwort · Variable Leaved Crestwort · Southern Crestwort · Lophocolea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lophocolea mediinfrons by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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