''Frullania hodgsoniae'' is a species of liverwort in the order

Porellales Porellales is an order of liverworts. Taxonomy * Jubulineae Müller 1909 ** Frullaniaceae Lorch 1914 *** ''Frullania'' Raddi 1818a Amphijubula.html" ;"title="'Amphijubula">'Amphijubula'' Schuster 1970a; ''Schusterella'' Hattori, Sharp & Mizu ...

, native to New Zealand. The species was first described by Matt Von Konrat, Jörn Hentschel, Jochen Heinrichs,

John E. Braggins John E. Braggins is a New Zealand botanist and bryologist, known for his research into ferns and liverworts. Braggins lectured at the University of Auckland from 1969 until 2000, during which time he supervised and mentored a significant nu ...

and

Tamás Pócs Tamás Pócs (born 6 August 1933) is a Széchenyi Prize-winning Hungarian botanist, ecologist, and college professor, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His research interests include the taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and distribu ...

in 2010.

Taxonomy

''Frullania hodgsoniae'' was originally described as '' Frullania aterrima'' var. ''lepida'' by

Amy Hodgson Eliza Amy Hodgson ( Campbell, 10 October 1888 – 7 January 1983) was a New Zealand botanist who specialised in liverworts. Early life Hodgson was born in Havelock North and attended Pukahu Primary School and Napier Girls' High School. She w ...

in 1949, and later identified as ''Neohattoria rostrata'' by Rudolf M. Schuster in 1970. By 1983 the

Frullania ''Frullania'' is the only genus of liverworts in family Frullaniaceae. It contains the following species: A *''Frullania aculeata'' Taylor, 1846 *''Frullania acutata'' Caspary, 1887 *''Frullania acutiloba'' Gerola, 1947 *'' Frullania akiyama ...

genus had been revised by Sinske Hattori, who placed this as a subspecies of ''F. aterrima''. The species was reinstated as a species in 2010 due to morphological and chemical differences from other ''Frullania'' species. A new species name was chosen that referenced Amy Hodgson; her original epithet could not be used as a different '' Frullania lepida'' already existed, and because Schuster's 1970 identification of the species had been recognised as invalid in 1989, due to Schuster citing two collections as the type specimen.

Description

The species is small and olive-green in colour. It can be distinguished from ''

Frullania hattorii ''Frullania hattorii'' is a species of liverwort in the order Porellales, native to Tasmania, Australia. The species was first described by Matt von Konrat and John E. Braggins in 2003. Etymology The species was named after Japanese botani ...

'' by projections on the underside of the leaf lobes and a 3-keeled perianth, and from '' Frullania aterrima'' due to its initial branching appendages, which have three explanate segments.

Distribution and habitat

''Frullania hodgsoniae'' appears to be endemic to New Zealand, and is found on tree trunks and twigs typically at higher elevations.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17293752 Frullaniaceae Endemic flora of New Zealand Plants described in 2010 Taxa named by Matt von Konrat Taxa named by John Braggins