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Lejeunea
Sign in to saveLejeunea is a genus of leafy liverworts in the Lejeuneaceae family. The GBIF lists up to 592 species (as of October 2022), along with a worldwide distribution. World Flora Online lists up to 531 species (as of July 2023).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumMarchantiophyta
- ClassJungermanniopsida
- OrderPorellales
- FamilyLejeuneaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,853
- With media
- 2,300
- Family
- Lejeuneaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, IE-UNAM, MEL
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Cuba, Japan
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lejeuneaceae
- Named after
- Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune
- Image
- Lejeunea cavifolia (a, 144648-474724) 0683.jpg
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- Category:Lejeunea
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Lejeunea is a genus of leafy liverworts in the Lejeuneaceae family. The GBIF lists up to 592 species (as of October 2022), along with a worldwide distribution. World Flora Online lists up to 531 species (as of July 2023).
The genus was circumscribed by Marie-Anne Libert in Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. vol.6 on page 372 in 1820.
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