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Podomitrium phyllanthus is a thalloid liverwort in the family Pallaviciniaceae. It is found in wet forests and rainforests of Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
Podomitrium phyllanthus is distributed sparsely around Australia, especially in Tasmania and the east coast of Australia; New Zealand, on both the North and South Island, the Auckland Islands and Raoul Island; and New Caledonia. Its distribution aligns with the presence of wet forest and rainforest in which it resides. The species' distribution is also a product of its relatively low dispersion capability. P. phyllanthus grows on moist soil, damp rocks or fallen trees. The species has a patchy distribution within forests.
The plants are not directly economically important to humans but are an important part of the ecosystem as nutrition for animals and by facilitating decay and aiding disintegration of rocks through their ability to retain moisture. Therefore, P. phyllanthus has an indirect economic importance to humans, since functioning ecosystems provide humans with ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration and clean water supplies.
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