Leptolejeunea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Porellales |
Family: | Lejeuneaceae |
Subfamily: | Lejeuneoideae |
Tribe: | Lejeuneeae |
Subtribe: |
Leptolejeuneinae Heinrichs & Schäf-Verw. |
Genus: |
Leptolejeunea ( Spruce) Steph. [1] |
Leptolejeunea is a genus of liverwort in family Lejeuneaceae.
It has a cosmopolitan distribution mainly in the southern hemisphere. [2]
The genus name of Leptolejeunea is derived from lepton from the Greek λεπτός (meaning "small") and also Lejeunea which is in honour of Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858), who was a Belgian physician and botanist. [3] Lejeunea was the original genus of this type of liverworts published in 1820.
World Flora Online lists up to 47 species. [4] Although, 74 species are accepted by GBIF (as of July 2023): [2]
Leptolejeunea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
Order: | Porellales |
Family: | Lejeuneaceae |
Subfamily: | Lejeuneoideae |
Tribe: | Lejeuneeae |
Subtribe: |
Leptolejeuneinae Heinrichs & Schäf-Verw. |
Genus: |
Leptolejeunea ( Spruce) Steph. [1] |
Leptolejeunea is a genus of liverwort in family Lejeuneaceae.
It has a cosmopolitan distribution mainly in the southern hemisphere. [2]
The genus name of Leptolejeunea is derived from lepton from the Greek λεπτός (meaning "small") and also Lejeunea which is in honour of Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858), who was a Belgian physician and botanist. [3] Lejeunea was the original genus of this type of liverworts published in 1820.
World Flora Online lists up to 47 species. [4] Although, 74 species are accepted by GBIF (as of July 2023): [2]