Lepicolea
Genus of liverworts
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Lepicolea is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lepicoleaceae.[2][3]
| Lepicolea | |
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| Lepicolea ochroleuca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Lepidoziales |
| Family: | Lepicoleaceae |
| Genus: | Lepicolea Dumort. [1] |
| Type species | |
| Lepicolea scolopendra (Hook.) Dumort. ex Trevis. | |
| Synonyms | |
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The genus was first described by Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier.[3]
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, but mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.[3] Lepicolea ochroleuca is found in Chile[4][5] and Brazil, Lepicolea prudent is found in Colombia and Lepicolea ramenifissa is found in Venezuela and Bolivia.[6]
Lepicolea ochroleuca also belongs to the Gondwanaland flora with occurrences in South Africa, New Zealand and especially South America, reaching up to Mexico. It was also found to contains a natural compound called Ligan,[5] and also Sesquiterpenoids and diterpenoids.[4]
Species
- Lepicolea abnormis Stephani
- Lepicolea algoides Stephani
- Lepicolea attenuata (Mitt.) Steph.
- Lepicolea bidentula (Steph.) R.M.Schust.
- Lepicolea boliviensis Steph.
- Lepicolea fissa Stephani
- Lepicolea flaccida Stephani
- Lepicolea georgica Stephani
- Lepicolea herzogiana Steph.
- Lepicolea longifissa Stephani
- Lepicolea loriana Stephani
- Lepicolea magellanica (Gola) Solari
- Lepicolea norrisii Piippo
- Lepicolea ochroleuca (Spreng.) Spruce
- Lepicolea pruinosa (Taylor) Spruce
- Lepicolea ramenifissa Herzog
- Lepicolea ramentifissa Herzog
- Lepicolea rara (Steph.) Grolle
- Lepicolea rigida (De Not.) E.B.Scott
- Lepicolea scolopendra (Hook.) Dumort. ex Trevis.
- Lepicolea simplicior Herzog
- Lepicolea yakushimensis (S.Hatt.) S.Hatt.
- Lepicolea yakusimensis (S.Hatt.) S.Hatt.
