Hymenophyton flabellatum
Hymenophyton flabellatum (Labill.) Dumort. ex Trevis.
Hymenophyton flabellatum is a dendroid thalloid liverwort in the family Hymenophytaceae, part of the order Pallaviciniales. It is known as Fan liverwort and is found in New Zealand, Chile, and the wet forests of Australia and Tasmania. The species was first described in 1877.
Description
Hymenophyton flabellatum is a liverwort species in the genus Hymenophyton, characterized by its dendroid thalloid structure. It is native to New Zealand, Chile, and is common in the wet forests of Australia and Tasmania. The species is often mistaken for the small filmy fern Hymenophyllum and the liverwort Symphyogyna hymenophyllum due to their similar appearance.
Synonyms
Jungermannia flabellataUmbraculum andinumUmbraculum flabellatumUmbraculum muelleriHymenophyton furcatumHymenophyton muelleriSymphyogyna flabellataSymphyogyna foetidaSymphyogyna longistipaSymphyogyna megalolepisSymphyogyna platycalyptraSymphyogyna platystipaJungermannia palmata