Leptolejeunea australis
Common name
Liverwort
Family
Lejeuneaceae
Flora category
Non-vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
No
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Liverworts
Current conservation status
- Conservation status of New Zealand mosses, 2014 (PDF, 583.87 kB)
The conservation status of 109 New Zealand moss taxa was assessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). Four taxa and one undescribed entity that were not included in previous assessments have been added to the list. The conservation status of only two taxa has changed in this assessment. A full list is presented, along with a statistical summary and brief notes on the changes. This list replaces all previous NZTCS lists for mosses. Authors: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Allan J. Fife, Jessica E. Beever, Patrick J. Brownsey and Rodney A. Hitchmough.
- Conservation status of New Zealand hornworts and liverworts, 2014 (PDF, 695.44 kB)
The conservation status of the New Zealand hornwort and liverwort flora is reassessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). A full list is presented, along with a statistical summary and brief notes on the most important changes. This list replaces all previous NZTCS lists for New Zealand hornworts and liverworts which previously had been part of a generic bryophyte conservation status assessment that included mosses. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, David Glenny, John Braggins, Matt Renner, Matt von Konrat, John Engel, Catherine Reeb and Jeremy Rolfe.
Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2009 | Not Threatened
Previous conservation status
2004 | Range Restricted
Etymology
australis: Southern
Taxonomy
The New Zealand plant has long been known as Leptolejeunea elliptica subsp. subacuta (A.Evans) R.M.Schust., however that species was described from material collected in Japan and is now known not to be present in New Zealand (Shu et al. 2021). New Zealand plants are now referred to L. australis.
Attribution
Fact sheet prepared for NZPCN by P.J. de Lange 31 August 2007.
References and further reading
Shu, L.; Jin, X-J.; Zhu, R-L 2021: Novel classification and biogeography of Leptolejeunea (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta) with implications for the origin and evolution of the Asian evergreen broad‐leaved forest. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 1-19. doi: 10.1111/jse.12798
NZPCN Fact Sheet citation
Please cite as: de Lange, P.J. (Year at time of access): Leptolejeunea australis Fact Sheet (content continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/leptolejeunea-australis/ (Date website was queried)