Lejeunea


Lejeunea is a genus of leafy liverworts in the Lejeuneaceae family. The GBIF lists up to 592 species, along with a worldwide distribution. World Flora Online lists up to 531 species.
The genus was circumscribed by Marie-Anne Libert in Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. vol.6 on page 372 in 1820.
The genus name of Lejeunea is in honour of Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune, who was a Belgian physician and botanist.

Selected species

Lejeunea cavifolia Lindb.Lejeunea drehwaldii Heinrichs & Schäf.-Verw.Lejeunea flava NeesLejeunea hodgsonianaLejeunea sordida - Sri Lanka
See List of Lejeunea species