Synopsis of the genus Pycnolejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta) in Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT Pycnolejeunea is a pantropical genus represented in Brazil by nine species, according to the present treatment. Pycnolejeunea chocoensis M.E. Reiner & Gradst., recently described for Colombia, is being cited for the first time for Brazil. Descriptions are given for all species and illustrations only for Pycnolejeunea chocoensis, Pycnolejeunea contigua (Nees) Grolle, Pycnolejeunea papillosa X.-L. He and Pycnolejeunea porrectilobula C.J. Bastos & O. Yano. A key to the species of Pycnolejeunea occurring in Brazil is also presented.

Keywords

• liverworts
• neotropic
• Porellales
• taxonomy