Lejeunea is a genus of leafy liverworts in the Lejeuneaceae family.[1] The GBIF lists up to 592 species (as of October 2022), along with a worldwide distribution.[2] World Flora Online lists up to 531 species (as of July 2023).[3]
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| Lejeunea cavifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Porellales |
| Family: | Lejeuneaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lejeuneoideae |
| Tribe: | Lejeuneeae |
| Subtribe: | Lejeuneinae |
| Genus: | Lejeunea Lib. |
| Type species | |
| Lejeunea serpillifolia Lib. | |
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The genus was circumscribed by Marie-Anne Libert in Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. vol.6 on page 372 in 1820.[3]
The genus name of Lejeunea is in honour of Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858), who was a Belgian physician and botanist.[4]
Selected species
edit- Lejeunea cavifolia (Ehrh.) Lindb.
- Lejeunea drehwaldii Heinrichs & Schäf.-Verw.
- Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees
- Lejeunea hodgsoniana
- Lejeunea sordida - Sri Lanka
References
edit- ^ Lejeunea capensis Gott. (Hepaticae: Lejeuneaceae) Disjunct between South America and Africa
- ^ "Lejeunea Lib". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Lejeunea Lib". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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