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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumMarchantiophyta
- ClassJungermanniopsida
- OrderJungermanniales
- FamilyPlagiochilaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8,548
- With media
- 3,410
- Family
- Plagiochilaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, IE-UNAM, CHSC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Biogeography
- Taxonomy
- Selected species
- References
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.
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