Lejeunea is a genus of leafy liverworts in the Lejeuneaceae family.Lejeunea capensis Gott. (Hepaticae: Lejeuneaceae) Disjunct between South America and Africa The GBIF lists up to 592 species (as of October 2022), along with a worldwide distribution. 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.
The genus name of Lejeunea is in honour of Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (1779–1858), who was a Belgian physician and botanist.
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
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