Allisonia
Genus of liverworts
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Allisonia cockaynei is the only species of liverwort in the genus Allisonia[1] and family Allisoniaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Division:Marchantiophyta
Class:Jungermanniopsida
Order:Fossombroniales
Family:Allisoniaceae
(R.M.Schust. ex Grolle) Schljakov
(R.M.Schust. ex Grolle) Schljakov
| Allisonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Fossombroniales |
| Family: | Allisoniaceae (R.M.Schust. ex Grolle) Schljakov |
| Genus: | Allisonia Herz. |
| Species: | A. cockaynei |
| Binomial name | |
| Allisonia cockaynei (Steph.) R.M.Schust. | |
The genus Calycularia, formerly included within the Allisoniaceae, is now classified in its own family Calyculariaceae.
Allisoniaceae is one of only two liverwort families endemic to New Zealand, the other being Jubulopsidaceae. There are no moss or hornwort families endemic to New Zealand.[3]
