Rectolejeunea
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Lejeuneaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Description - Differs primarily from Lejeunea in its flattened perianth with sharp lateral keels. Dorsal lobes, lobules and underleaves similar, but the lobes commonly broader; ocelli sometimes present among the leaf-cells; vegetative reproduction by means of specialized caducous leaves. [Greek, fragile Lejeunea.] About 40 species, largely of tropical America. Type species: 2?. flagelliformis Evans.