Lejeunea streimannii (Lejeuneaceae, marchantiophyta), a remarkable new species with robust stems and 5(or 6)-keeled perianths from Papua New Guinea

Yu Mei Wei, Qi Ming Tang, Rui Liang Zhu*

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Abstract

Lejeunea streimannii, a new species from Papua New Guinea, is described and illustrated. The new species is characterized by the dioicous plants, robust stem with 18‒21 rows of cortical cells and a ventral merophyte 4‒6 cells wide, ovate leaves with a rounded, strongly incurved leaf apex, small lobules with unicelluar first tooth and blunt second tooth, large underleaves with a cordate base, inflated perianths with 5(or 6) crenate, slightly winged keels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-194
Number of pages6
JournalPhytotaxa
Volume338
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Feb 2018

Keywords

  • Hepaticae
  • Lejeunea lumbricoides
  • Lejeunea riparia
  • Liverworts
  • Rheophytes

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