Hypnodendron vitiense, commonly known as palm moss or palm tree moss, is a pleurocarp moss of which two subspecies are described: Hypnodendron vitiense subsp. vitiense and Hypnodendron vitiense subsp. australe. Its geographic range spans Australia, Asia, and Oceania. The plant is commonly located in shaded wet forests and rainforests near water sources.[1][2]
Palm tree moss | |
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Garigal National Park, Sydney, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Hypnodendrales |
Family: | Hypnodendraceae |
Genus: | Hypnodendron |
Species: | H. vitiense
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Binomial name | |
Hypnodendron vitiense | |
Varieties | |
Hypnodendron vitiense var. vitiense |
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References edit
- ^ "Hypnodendron vitiense" (PDF). Mosses Online. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hypnodendron vitiense". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved May 15, 2020.