Lejeunea Explained

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).

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]

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3243397 Lejeunea capensis Gott. (Hepaticae: Lejeuneaceae) Disjunct between South America and Africa
2. Web site: Lejeunea Lib. . www.gbif.org . 21 October 2022 . en.
3. Web site: Lejeunea Lib. . www.worldfloraonline.org . 1 July 2023.
4. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.