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Schistochila macrodonta is an endangered liverwort (a small non-flowering moss-like plant) known only from high-altitude forests in Bhutan and Yunnan, China. It is not a plant grown in gardens, and it needs cool, damp, shaded forest conditions.
Schistochila macrodonta is an endangered species of liverwort in the family Schistochilaceae. It is found in Bhutan and China. This large, unbranched liverwort, characterised by its shoots measuring 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) in length and distinctive two-lobed leaves with smooth margins, is found only in high-altitude temperate and subtropical forests of Bhutan and China's Yunnan Province, at elevations between 2,730–3,580 m (8,960–11,750 ft). The species has reddish-brown rhizoids and the unusual presence of bicellular propagules at its leaf tips. Its extremely restricted distribution, known from only a few locations spanning less than 500 km2 (190 sq mi), has led to its classification as endangered on the IUCN Red List due to ongoing habitat decline.
The species appears to be rare, known from only a few locations and specimens. Schistochila macrodonta is found in high-altitude regions of China and Bhutan. The type specimen—the original plant used to describe the species—was collected in 1916 from northwestern Yunnan Province in China, specifically in the area between the Salween and Irrawaddy rivers, at elevations between 2,800–3,450 m (9,190–11,320 ft) above sea level.
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