Lejeunea

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]

Lejeunea
Lejeunea cavifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Subclass:	Jungermanniidae
Order:	Lejeuneales
Family:	Lejeuneaceae
Genus:	Lejeunea Lib.
Type species
Lejeunea serpillifolia Lib.
Species
See text
Synonyms
Amblyolejeunea Ast Eulejeunea Steph. Oryzolejeunea (R.M.Schust.) R.M.Schust. Ptycholejeunea (Spruce) Steph. Stylolejeunea Sim Stylolejuenea

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