Schistochila undulatifolia
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Schistochila undulatifolia is a species of liverwort
in the Schistochilaceae
family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea
. Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical dry forest
s. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Marchantiophyta
The Marchantiophyta are a division of bryophyte plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like other bryophytes, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information....
in the Schistochilaceae
Schistochilaceae
Schistochilaceae is a family of liverworts in order Jungermanniales....
family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is subtropical or tropical dry forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000. Schistochila undulatifolia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.