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Lepidozia

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Lepidozia
Lepidozia reptans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Lepidoziales
Family: Lepidoziaceae
Genus: Lepidozia
(Dumort.) Dumort.
Synonyms
List
  • Lepidoziopsis E.A. Hodgs.
  • Mastigophora Nees
  • Pleuroschisma sect. Lepidozia Dumort.
  • Sprucella Steph.

Lepidozia is a genus of liverwort in the family Lepidoziaceae. It was first proposed by Dumortier in 1835.[1]

Lepidozia is encompassed within the informal group: leafy II. It has pinnate branching, incubous leaf insertion, as well as leaves and underleaves that are 3-4 lobed and divided <0.5 of their length.[2]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Lepidozia:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Engel, John J.; Schuster, Rudolf Mathias (2001). "Austral Hepaticae 32 : a revision of the genus Lepidozia (Hepaticae) for New Zealand". Fieldiana: Botany. 42 (Publication 1513): 1. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.2543. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. ^ Marie Antoine- Bryologist at Humboldt State University
  3. ^ "WFO Plant List | World Flora Online". wfoplantlist.org. Retrieved 2024-11-05.