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Cololejeunea elegans

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Species of liverwort

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
Steph.
Synonyms
  • 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

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

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Cololejeunea elegans


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