Plagiochila

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Plagiochila

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Plagiochilaceae
Genus: Plagiochila
(Dumort.) Dumort., 1835 nom. cons.
Species

See text.
Synonyms
  • Carpolepidium
  • Dinckleria
  • Chiastocaulon

Plagiochila is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in order Jungermanniales. It is a member of the family Plagiochilaceae within that order. There may be anywhere from 500 to 1300 species, most of them from the tropics; the exact number is still under revision. The genus also has a wide distribution in temperate and arctic areas.

Plagiochila asplenioides
Plagiochila asplenioides

[edit] Species in Plagiochila


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