Cololejeunea elegans

Cololejeunea elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Lejeuneales
Family:	Lejeuneaceae
Genus:	Cololejeunea
Species:	C. elegans
Binomial name
	Cololejeunea elegans; Steph.
Synonyms
	Lejeunea elegans(Steph.) Prantl ; Physocolea elegans(Steph.) Steph. ; Physocolea xaveri Lacout. ex Steph. ; Cololejeunea xaveri(Lacout. ex Steph.) E.W. Jones;

Last updated August 25, 2025

Cololejeunea elegans is a species of liverworts in the family Lejeuneaceae.

Distribution and habitat

Cololejeunea elegans widely distributed in montane areas of tropical Africa,^[3] including Cameroon, the Comoro Islands, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko Island and Rio Muni), Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.^[4]

References

↑ Franz Stephani: Hedwigia 30(5): 202, 208–209, pl. 27, f. 22–23, 1891
↑ "Cololejeunea elegans Steph". World Flora Online . Retrieved 27 November 2024.
↑ Müller, F.; Pócs, T. (2007). "A contribution to the knowledge of epiphyllous bryophytes of Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea), including additional remarks on non-epiphyllous species". Journal of Bryology . 29 (2): 94. Bibcode:2007JBryo..29...81M. doi:10.1179/174328207X186803.
↑ Wigginton, Martin J. (2018). "Checklist and distribution of the liverworts and hornworts of sub-Saharan Africa, including the East African Islands" (PDF). Tropical Bryology Research Reports. 9: 29. ISSN 1468-8158 – via British Bryological Society.

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[1] Franz Stephani: Hedwigia 30(5): 202, 208–209, pl. 27, f. 22–23, 1891

[WFO-2] "Cololejeunea elegans Steph". World Flora Online . Retrieved 27 November 2024.

[3] Müller, F.; Pócs, T. (2007). "A contribution to the knowledge of epiphyllous bryophytes of Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea), including additional remarks on non-epiphyllous species". Journal of Bryology . 29 (2): 94. Bibcode:2007JBryo..29...81M. doi:10.1179/174328207X186803.

[Checklist-4] Wigginton, Martin J. (2018). "Checklist and distribution of the liverworts and hornworts of sub-Saharan Africa, including the East African Islands" (PDF). Tropical Bryology Research Reports. 9: 29. ISSN 1468-8158 – via British Bryological Society.

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