Anastrophyllum Speciosum
''Solenostoma speciosum'' is a species of liverwort in the family Solenostomataceae. It is found in Bhutan, China, Nepal, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy The species was originally species description, described as ''Anastrophyllum speciosum'' by Yoshiwo Horikawa in 1934. It was later transferred to the genus ''Scaphophyllum'' by Hikino Inoue, where it remained as the sole species in that monospecific genus. In 2009, molecular phylogenetic studies by Feldberg and colleagues using chloroplast DNA ''rbcL'' gene sequences demonstrated that ''Scaphophyllum'' was actually nested within the genus ''Solenostoma''. The species is distinguished by its canoe-shaped, strongly concave leaves and loosely to densely ciliate stem surface – characteristics that had previously led Rudolf M. Schuster to place it in its own subfamily Scaphophylloideae. However, Jiří Váňa had earlier note ...
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