''Leptolejeunea'' is a genus 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 family
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae is the largest family of liverworts. Most of its members are epiphytes found in the tropics, while others can be found in temperate regions.
The main characteristics of the family are that:
#The leaves are incubous.
#Amphigastrium ...
.
It has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
mainly in the
southern hemisphere.
The genus name of ''Leptolejeunea'' is derived from ''lepton'' from the Greek λεπτός (meaning "small") and also ''Lejeunea'' which is in honour of
Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune
Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (23 December 1779 in Verviers – 28 December 1858 in Verviers) was a physician and botanist.
In 1801 he entered the school of medicine in Paris, but was subsequently forced to abandon his studies due to military cons ...
(1779–1858), who was a Belgian physician and
botanist
Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...
.
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Lejeunea
''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 circu ...
'' was the original genus of this type of liverworts published in 1820.
Species
World Flora Online
World Flora Online is an Internet-based compendium of the world's plant species.
Description
The World Flora Online (WFO) is an open-access database, launched in October 2012 as a follow-up project to The Plant List, with the aim of publishi ...
lists up to 47 species.
Although, 74 species are accepted by
GBIF
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(as of July 2023):
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Leptolejeunea aberrantia''
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Leptolejeunea amphiophthalma''
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Leptolejeunea anophthalma''
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Leptolejeunea apiculata''
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Leptolejeunea arunachalensis''
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Leptolejeunea astrodea''
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Leptolejeunea astroidea''
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Leptolejeunea australis''
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Leptolejeunea balansae''
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Leptolejeunea balanse''
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Leptolejeunea borneensis''
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Leptolejeunea brasiliensis''
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Leptolejeunea convexistipa''
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Leptolejeunea cubensis''
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Leptolejeunea curvatifolia''
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Leptolejeunea dapitana''
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Leptolejeunea denticulata''
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Leptolejeunea dentistipula''
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Leptolejeunea diversilobulata''
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Leptolejeunea dolabriformis''
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Leptolejeunea elliptica''
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Leptolejeunea emarginata''
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Leptolejeunea epiphylla''
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Leptolejeunea exocellata''
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Leptolejeunea foliicola''
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Leptolejeunea foraminulosa''
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Leptolejeunea hainanensis''
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Leptolejeunea integristipula''
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Leptolejeunea jamaicensis''
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Leptolejeunea lancifolia''
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Leptolejeunea latifolia''
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Leptolejeunea latilobula''
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Leptolejeunea lepinii''
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Leptolejeunea ligulata''
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Leptolejeunea maculata''
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Leptolejeunea mascarena''
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Leptolejeunea massartiana''
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Leptolejeunea micronesica''
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Leptolejeunea minima''
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Leptolejeunea mirikana''
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Leptolejeunea mizoramensis''
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Leptolejeunea moniliata''
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Leptolejeunea obfuscata''
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Leptolejeunea papuliflora''
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Leptolejeunea perforata''
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Leptolejeunea punctata''
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Leptolejeunea quintasii''
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Leptolejeunea radiata''
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Leptolejeunea radicosa''
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Leptolejeunea renneri''
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Leptolejeunea repanda''
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Leptolejeunea revoluta''
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Leptolejeunea rhombifolia''
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Leptolejeunea rosulans''
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Leptolejeunea schiffneri''
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Leptolejeunea serratifolia''
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Leptolejeunea serrulata''
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Leptolejeunea spathulifolia''
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Leptolejeunea spinistipula''
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Leptolejeunea stenophylla''
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Leptolejeunea subacuta''
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Leptolejeunea subdentata''
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Leptolejeunea subrotundifolia''
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Leptolejeunea thomeensis''
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Leptolejeunea tridentata''
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Leptolejeunea trigonostipa''
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Leptolejeunea tripuncta''
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Leptolejeunea truncatiflora''
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Leptolejeunea truncatifolia''
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Leptolejeunea udarii''
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Leptolejeunea vitrea''
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Leptolejeunea yangii''
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Leptolejeunea yunnanensis''
References
Porellales genera
Lejeuneaceae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Franz Stephani
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