''Exormotheca martins-loussaoae'' is a species of

liverwort Liverworts are a group of non-vascular land plants forming the division Marchantiophyta (). They may also be referred to as hepatics. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry ...

in the family Exormothecaceae,

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

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Distribution

''Exormotheca martins-loussaoae'' is endemic to

, occurring in the islands of Fogo, São Nicolau and Santo Antão. It grows on volcanic rocky slopes at altitudes of 165‒1480 m above sea level.

Etymology

It is named after the Portuguese

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

Maria Amélia Martins-Loução.

References

Marchantiales Plants described in 2023 {{Bryophyte-stub