Plagiochila
Sign in to savePlagiochila is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales. It is a member of the family Plagiochilaceae within that order. There may be anywhere from 500 to 1,300 species, most of them from the tropics; the exact number is still under revision.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumMarchantiophyta
- ClassJungermanniopsida
- OrderJungermanniales
- FamilyPlagiochilaceae
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- Plagiochilaceae
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- Biogeography
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Plagiochila is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales. It is a member of the family Plagiochilaceae within that order. There may be anywhere from 500 to 1,300 species, most of them from the tropics; the exact number is still under revision.
== Biogeography == The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica.