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[[File:Beeveria distichophylloides.jpg | thumb | 2200x1240px | none | Beeveria distichophylloides collected by Dr Allan Fife in 1892]] |
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| image_caption = Beeveria distichophylloides shoots<br>(collected by Dr Donald Petrie in 1892) |
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'''''Beeveria''''' is a genus of [[moss]] [[endemic]] to [[New Zealand]],<ref>{{cite journal |last=Fife |first=Allan J. |year=1992 |title=Beeveria (Hookeriaceae), a new genus from New Zealand |journal=Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium |volume=18 |pages=141–147}}</ref> in the family [[Daltoniaceae]]. It is a [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic]] genus with characteristics of the [[type species]], including |
'''''Beeveria''''' is a genus of [[moss]] [[endemic]] to [[New Zealand]],<ref>{{cite journal |last=Fife |first=Allan J. |year=1992 |title=Beeveria (Hookeriaceae), a new genus from New Zealand |journal=Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium |volume=18 |pages=141–147}}</ref> in the family [[Daltoniaceae]]. It is a [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic]] genus with characteristics of the [[type species]], including solely the species '''''Beeveria distichophylloides'''''. The name honours the New Zealand bryologist [[Jessica Eleanor Beever]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Beeveria.html|title=Flora of New Zealand {{!}} Taxon Profile {{!}} Beeveria|website=www.nzflora.info|access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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==Habitat== |
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Beeveria distichophylloides is [[saxicolous]] and grows in a wide variety of places in [[lowland]] to [[montane]] forests. It favours [[calcareous]] rocks such as limestone and can be mainly found growing in cave entrances, along the side of shaded streams, and in ravines and gorges. <ref name="nzpcn"> https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/beeveria-distichophylloides/</ref> It has, however, been found on logs and even on the base of trees. <ref name="nzflora"> http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Beeveria-distichophylloides.html#habitat </ref> Beeveria distichophylloides also prefers areas with high rainfall and enjoys growing on damp surfaces. <ref name="nzpcn" /> |
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==Distrubution== |
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Endemic to New Zealand and found in the North, South, and Chatham Islands. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hookeriales |
| Family: | Daltoniaceae |
| Genus: | Beeveria Fife |
| Species: | B. distichophylloides
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| Beeveria distichophylloides (Broth. & Dixon) Fife
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Beeveria is a genus of moss endemic to New Zealand,[1] in the family Daltoniaceae. It is a monotypic genus with characteristics of the type species, including solely the species Beeveria distichophylloides. The name honours the New Zealand bryologist Jessica Eleanor Beever.[2]
References
- ^ Fife, Allan J. (1992). "Beeveria (Hookeriaceae), a new genus from New Zealand". Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 18: 141–147.
- ^ "Flora of New Zealand | Taxon Profile | Beeveria". www.nzflora.info. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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