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Braithwaitea

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Braithwaitea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnodendrales
Family: Braithwaiteaceae
N.E.Bell, A.E.Newton & D.Quandt
Genus: Braithwaitea
Lindb.[1]
Species:
B. sulcata
Binomial name
Braithwaitea sulcata
(Hook.) A.Jaeger & Sauerb.

Braithwaitea is a genus of moss in the monogeneric family Braithwaiteaceae. The genus comprises a single species, Braithwaitea sulcata.[1]

Braithwaitea is a large, frondose moss occurring in eastern and south-eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand and New Caledonia.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Braithwaitea Lindb". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  2. Touw, A. (2012). "Braithwaiteaceae" (PDF). Australian Mosses Online. 21.