Lejeunea drehwaldii

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Lejeunea drehwaldii

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Family: Lejeuneaceae
Genus: Lejeunea
Species:
L. drehwaldii
Binomial name
Lejeunea drehwaldii
Heinrichs & Schäf.-Verw.[2][3]
Synonyms[2][3]

Sphaerolejeunea umbilicata Herzog

Lejeunea drehwaldii, synonym Sphaerolejeunea umbilicata, is a species of liverworts in the family Lejeuneaceae.[2][3] It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by T. K. G. Herzog in 1938 as Sphaerolejeunea umbilicata.[4] The genus Sphaerolejeunea was sunk into Lejeunea in 2012. As the name Lejeunea umbilicata was already in use, the replacement name Lejeunea drehwaldii was published.[2][5]

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