Calomnion complanatum
| Calomnion complanatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Rhizogoniales |
| Family: | Calomniaceae |
| Genus: | Calomnion |
| Species: | C. complanatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calomnion complanatum (Hook. f. and Wilson) Lindb. | |
Calomnion complanatum is a species of moss native to Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania) and New Zealand. It is the type species of the genus Calomnion, growing on aerial adventitious roots of tree ferns. It is a small, yellow-green plant rarely more than 10 m tall.[1][2][3]
Within New South Wales, Calomnion complanatum is an endangered species reported from only 4 populations, all in New South Wales: Cambewarra Mountain, Rocky Creek Canyon on the Newnes Plateau, and two sites on Mount Wilson (Zircon Creek and Waterfall Reserve).[4] It is, however, rare but not endangered in Tasmania, Victoria, or New Zealand.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Beever J, Allison KW, Child J (1992) ‘The Mosses of New Zealand’, Second Edition. (University of Otago Press: Dunedin, New Zealand)
- ↑ Stone IG (1990) Nomenclatural changes and new moss record in Australia: including a description of the protonema of Calomnion. Journal of Bryology 16, 261-273.
- ↑ Vitt DH (1995) The genus Calomnion (Bryopsida): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography. The Bryologist 98, 338-358.
- ↑ New South Wales Government, Environment & Heritage, Nature Conservation, Calomnion complanatum - endangered species
- ↑ Dalton PJ (1998) New locality records for some rare mosses in Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 132, 41-45.
- ↑ Meagher D (1999) Calomnion complanatum: an endangered moss found in Victoria. The Victorian Naturalist 116, 68-69.
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