Leucolejeunea xanthocarpa (Lehm. & Lindenb.) A.Evans
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Authority
Gradstein, S. Robbert & Ilkiu-Borges, Anna L. 2009. Guide to the plants of Central French Guiana. Part 4. Liverworts and hornworts. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76 (4): i-iv + 1-140.
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Family
Lejeuneaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Plants 1.2-2.5 mm wide, yellowish green to pale brown, irregularly branched. Leaf lobes ovate-oblong, apex rounded, plane or weakly recurved, ventral margin involute, dorsal leaf surface slightly mammillose. Cells in midlobe ca. 25-35(40) µm, trigones medium sized to large. Lobules well-developed, rectangular, 1/2 of lobe length, apex truncate, with a short, ± incurved tooth, 1-2 cells long, hyaline papilla at sinus towards ventral margin. Underleaves imbricate, subreniform, 3-6 times stem width, apex rounded to truncate, margins plane to recurved, bases broadly rounded, insertion line curved. Autoicous. Gynoecia with 1-2 lejeuneoid innovations.