Lepidozia

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Lepidozia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Lepidoziaceae
Subfamily: Lepidozioideae
Genus: Lepidozia
(Dumort.) Dumort.
Synonyms
List
  • LepidoziopsisE.A. Hodgs.
  • MastigophoraNees
  • Pleuroschisma sect. LepidoziaDumort.
  • SprucellaSteph.

Lepidozia is a genus of liverwort in the family Lepidoziaceae. It was first proposed by Dumortier in 1835. [1]

Lepidozia is encompassed within the informal group: leafy II. It has pinnate branching, incubous leaf insertion, as well as leaves and underleaves that are 3-4 lobed and divided <0.5 of their length. [2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Lepidozia: [3]

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References

  1. Engel, John J.; Schuster, Rudolf Mathias (2001). "Austral Hepaticae 32 : a revision of the genus Lepidozia (Hepaticae) for New Zealand". Fieldiana: Botany. 42 (Publication 1513): 1. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.2543 . Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. Marie Antoine- Bryologist at Humboldt State University
  3. "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2024-11-05.