''Lejeunea'' is a genus of
leafy liverworts in the
Lejeuneaceae family. The
GBIF
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lists up to 592 species (as of October 2022), along with a worldwide distribution.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
Marie-Anne Libert in Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. vol.6 on page 372 in 1820.
The genus name of ''Lejeunea'' is in honour of
Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858), who was a Belgian physician and
botanist
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.
Selected species
* ''
Lejeunea cavifolia
''Lejeunea cavifolia'' is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae.
Synonym:
* '' Jungermannia cavifolia'' Ehrh.
References
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Lejeuneaceae ...
'' (Ehrh.) Lindb.
* ''
Lejeunea flava'' (Sw.) Nees
* ''
Lejeunea hodgsoniana''
* ''
Lejeunea sordida
''Lejeunea'' is a genus of leafy liverworts in the Lejeuneaceae family. The GBIF lists up to 592 species (as of October 2022), along with a worldwide distribution.
The genus was circumscribed by Marie-Anne Libert in Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. vol.6 ...
'' - Sri Lanka
See
List of Lejeunea species
This is a list of binomial names in the genus ''Lejeunea'', with just accepted species and not including synonyms.
The GBIF lists up to 592 species (as of October 2022).
A
*'' Lejeunea abyssinica''
*'' Lejeunea acanthogona''
*'' Lejeunea ...
References
Porellales genera
Lejeuneaceae
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