''Monoclea'' is a genus of

liverwort The Marchantiophyta () are a division of non-vascular land plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of g ...

that contains two species. It is the only genus in the

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Monocleaceae. Species of this genus can be found in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

, South and Central America as well as in the Caribbean. Classifications of the late twentieth century recognized a separate

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, Monocleales, but later molecular studies show that it is closely related to the liverwort genus '' Dumortiera''.

Species in ''Monoclea''

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Monoclea forsteri ''Monoclea'' is a genus of liverwort that contains two species. It is the only genus in the family Monocleaceae. Species of this genus can be found in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pa ...

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Monoclea gottschei ''Monoclea gottschei'' is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Monocleaceae. A study in tropical Ecuador found that ''Monoclea gottschei'' was typically not found in urban environments despite being found in a nearby more pristine loc ...

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* * Marchantiales Marchantiales genera Flora of New Zealand {{Bryophyte-stub