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Lejeunea

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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]

The genus was circumscribed by Marie-Anne Libert in Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. vol.6 on page 372 in 1820.

The genus name of Lejeunea is in honour of Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858), who was a Belgian physician and botanist.^[3]

Selected species

Lejeunea cavifolia (Ehrh.) Lindb.
Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees
Lejeunea hodgsoniana
Lejeunea sordida - Sri Lanka

See List of Lejeunea species

References

^ Lejeunea capensis Gott. (Hepaticae: Lejeuneaceae) Disjunct between South America and Africa
^ "Lejeunea Lib". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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Lejeunea: Brief Summary

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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.

The genus was circumscribed by Marie-Anne Libert in Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. vol.6 on page 372 in 1820.

The genus name of Lejeunea is in honour of Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858), who was a Belgian physician and botanist.

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