Lejeunea
Genus of liverworts
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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 | |
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| Lejeunea cavifolia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Subclass: | Jungermanniidae |
| Order: | Lejeuneales |
| Family: | Lejeuneaceae |
| 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][5]
Selected species
- Lejeunea cavifolia (Ehrh.) Lindb.
- Lejeunea drehwaldii Heinrichs & Schäf.-Verw.
- Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees
- Lejeunea hodgsoniana
- Lejeunea sordida - Sri Lanka
