''Jubula'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
liverwort
Liverworts are a group of non-vascular land plants forming the division Marchantiophyta (). They may also be referred to as hepatics. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry ...
in the family
Jubulaceae. ''Jubula'' taxonomy is complex with different subspecies found across much of the planet. ''J. hutchinsiae'' subsp. ''hutchinsiae'' can be found across western Europe, with population strongholds in Britain and Ireland. This liverwort demands high humidity in southern-temperate environments, often found near waterfalls.
Named after 18th Century Irish botanist
Ellen Hutchins
Ellen Hutchins (1785–1815) was an early Irish botanist. She specialised in seaweeds, lichens, mosses and liverworts. She is known for finding several plants new to science, identifying hundreds of species, and for her botanical illustrations ...
who described the species as new to science.
Species
Species within ''Jubula'' include;
* ''
Jubula blepharophylla''
* ''
Jubula cambouena''
* ''
Jubula complanata''
* ''
Jubula hattorii''
* ''
Jubula himalayensis''
* ''
Jubula hutchinsiae''
* ''
Jubula japonica''
* ''
Jubula kwangsiensis''
* ''
Jubula pennsylvanica''
They have a scattered distribution worldwide, except not being found in mainland Africa.
References
Jubulaceae
Liverwort genera
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