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Ambuchanania
''Ambuchanania leucobryoides'' is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Ambuchanania''. It is a ''Sphagnum''-like moss endemic to Tasmania. Originally described as a species of ''Sphagnum'', it is now a separate genus named after the original collector Alex M. Buchanan, (b.1944) an Australian botanist from the Tasmanian Herbarium in Hobart, (it was first collected in 1987). ''A. leucobryoides'' differs from the family Sphagnaceae in having elongate antheridia. It is entirely restricted to south-west Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area where it occurs on white Precambrian quartzitic sand deposited by alluvial flows, and on margins of buttongrass (''Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus ''Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus'', commonly known as buttongrass, is a species of tussock-forming sedge from southeastern Australia. It forms part of a unique habitat in Tasmania. It was originally described as ''Chaetospora sphaerocephala'' by ...'') sedge land. Species most commonly fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambuchanania Distinct Globose Sporangia
''Ambuchanania leucobryoides'' is the only species in the Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus ''Ambuchanania''. It is a ''Sphagnum''-like moss endemic to Tasmania. Originally described as a species of ''Sphagnum'', it is now a separate genus named after the original collector Alex M. Buchanan, (b.1944) an Australian botanist from the Tasmanian Herbarium in Hobart, (it was first collected in 1987). ''A. leucobryoides'' differs from the family Sphagnaceae in having elongate antheridia. It is entirely restricted to south-west Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area where it occurs on white Precambrian quartzitic sand deposited by Alluvial deposit, alluvial flows, and on margins of buttongrass (''Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus'') sedge land. Species most commonly found in association with ''A. leucobryoides'' include: ''Leptocarpus tenax'', ''Chordifex hookeri'', and ''Actinotus suffocatus''. Currently, ''A. leucobryoides'' is listed as rare und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
