Lejeunea

Lejeunea
Lejeunea cavifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Subclass:	Jungermanniidae
Order:	Lejeuneales
Family:	Lejeuneaceae
Genus:	Lejeunea Lib.
Type species
Lejeunea serpillifoliaLib.
Species
See text
Synonyms
AmblyolejeuneaAst EulejeuneaSteph. Oryzolejeunea(R.M.Schust.) R.M.Schust. Ptycholejeunea(Spruce) Steph. StylolejeuneaSim Stylolejuenea

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] World Flora Online lists up to 531 species (as of July 2023). ^[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Marie-Anne Libert in Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. vol.6 on page 372 in 1820. ^[3]

The genus name of Lejeunea is in honour of Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858), who was a Belgian physician and botanist. ^{[4] [5]}

Selected species

• Lejeunea cavifolia (Ehrh.) Lindb.
• Lejeunea drehwaldii Heinrichs & Schäf.-Verw.
• Lejeunea flava (Sw.) Nees
• Lejeunea hodgsoniana
• Lejeunea sordida - Sri Lanka

See List of Lejeunea species

References

1. Lejeunea capensis Gott. (Hepaticae: Lejeuneaceae) Disjunct between South America and Africa
2. "Lejeunea Lib". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
3. "Lejeunea Lib". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
4. 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.
5. Smith, Val (2023-01-01). Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two.