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Cololejeunea elegans

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Cololejeunea elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Lejeuneales
Family: Lejeuneaceae
Genus: Cololejeunea
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Cololejeunea elegans
Synonyms[2]
  • Lejeunea elegans (Steph.) Prantl
  • Physocolea elegans (Steph.) Steph.
  • Physocolea xaveri Lacout. ex Steph.
  • Cololejeunea xaveri (Lacout. ex Steph.) E.W. Jones

Cololejeunea elegans is a species of liverworts in the family Lejeuneaceae.

Distribution and habitat

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Cololejeunea elegans widely distributed in montane areas of tropical Africa,[3] including Cameroon, the Comoro Islands, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko Island and Rio Muni), Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Franz Stephani: Hedwigia 30(5): 202, 208–209, pl. 27, f. 22–23, 1891
  2. ^ "Cololejeunea elegans Steph". World Flora Online. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. ^ Müller, F.; Pócs, T. (2007). "A contribution to the knowledge of epiphyllous bryophytes of Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea), including additional remarks on non-epiphyllous species". Journal of Bryology. 29 (2): 94. doi:10.1179/174328207X186803.
  4. ^ Wigginton, Martin J. (2018). "Checklist and distribution of the liverworts and hornworts of sub-Saharan Africa, including the East African Islands" (PDF). Tropical Bryology Research Reports. 9: 29. ISSN 1468-8158 – via British Bryological Society.