Biology:Lejeunea
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Short description: Genus of liverworts
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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. |
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| Lejeunea serpillifolia Lib. | |
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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]
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
- Lejeunea cavifolia (Ehrh.) Lindb.
- Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees
- Lejeunea hodgsoniana
- Lejeunea sordida - Sri Lanka
References
- ↑ Lejeunea capensis Gott. (Hepaticae: Lejeuneaceae) Disjunct between South America and Africa
- ↑ "Lejeunea Lib." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2688902.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lejeunea Lib.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000020958.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q16910038 entry
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