Hymenophyton flabellatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Pallaviciniales |
Family: | Hymenophytaceae |
Genus: | Hymenophyton |
Species: | H. flabellatum
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Binomial name | |
Hymenophyton flabellatum (Labill.) Dumort. ex Trevis
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Hymenophyton flabellatum is a species of the order Pallaviciniales (liverworts), one of perhaps several species in the genus Hymenophyton.[1][2] It is a dendroid thalloid liverwort belongs to the family Hymenophytaceae and is commonly known as Fan liverwort. It is found in New Zealand, Chile, and common in wet forests of Australia and Tasmania.[2] Hymenophyton flabellatum closely resembles with small filmy fern, Hymenophyllum and can be confused with the liverwort, Symphyogyna hymenophyllum.[3]