Lejeuneaceae

Lejeuneaceae
Lejeunea cavifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Suborder: Jubulineae
Family: Lejeuneaceae
Rostovzev [1]
Genera

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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:

  1. The leaves are incubous.
  2. Amphigastrium is usually present, sometimes reduced.
  3. Leaves are divided into lobe and lobule.
  4. Archaegonium in a perianth.

Some large genera of the family are Lejeunea, Ceratolejeunea (around 84 species,[2]) and Cheilolejeunea (around 275 species,[3]).

  1. ^ Rostovzev, S.I. (1913), Morfologiya i Sistematika Pechenochnikov i Mkhov, p. 94
  2. ^ "Ceratolejeunea (Spruce) J.B.Jack & Steph". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Cheilolejeunea (Spruce) Steph". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 November 2022.