Cheilolejeunea decidua (Spruce) A.Evans
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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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Species Description - Pale or brownish green, growing in depressed mats. Leaves imbricated, the dorsal lobe ovate, about 0.7 mm. long; lobule triangular ovate in outline, apex tipped with a long, pointed, slightly curved cell; leaf-cells usually with trigones but sometimes thin-walled throughout, averaging about 20 m; underleaves distant, plane, orbicular, bifid to the middle or less with triangular, erect, sharp divisions and a broad sinus. Inflorescence dioecious. Female inflorescence borne on a short branch, with or without a subfloral innovation; perianth broadly obovate; caducous leaves borne on prostrate branches.
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Distribution
On logs, near Nicholls Town, Andros : Florida ; Cuba ; Puerto Rico ; Brazil. Deciduous leaved Cheilolejeunea.
South Andros Bahamas South America| Florida United States of America North America| Cuba South America| Puerto Rico South America| Brazil South America|