Lepidoziaceae

Lepidoziaceae
Lepidozia reptans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Suborder: Lophocoleineae
Family: Lepidoziaceae
Limpr.
Genera

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Synonyms
List
  • Bazzaniaceae Nakai
  • Hyalolepidoziaceae Fulford
  • Paracromastigaceae Fulford
  • Regredicaulaceae Fulford
  • Zoopsidaceae Nakai

Lepidoziaceae is a family of leafy liverworts. It is a group of small plants that are widely distributed.

Most of the species of this family are found in tropical regions.

The main characteristics of the family:

1. Oil bodies are small and unsegmented.
2. The leaves are never folded.
3a. In larger species, the leaves are three or four lobed (often dentate) and have an incubous insertion.
3b. In smaller species, the leaves may be divided to their base as filaments.