Leucolejeunea unciloba (Lindenb.) A.Evans

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Lejeuneaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Leucolejeunea unciloba (Lindenb.) A.Evans

  • Description

    Species Description - Pale green and glaucous, growing in depressed mats. Leaves closely imbricated, the dorsal lobe plane or slightly convex, ovate-oblong, about 1.2 mm. long; lobule inflated toward base, the margin plane except at the base, the apical tooth acuminate and sometimes hamately curved, usually three to six cells long, easily visible without dissection; leaf-cells averaging about 18 fi in diameter; underleaves broadly orbicular to reniform; inflorescence autoecious.

  • Distribution

    On bark, Soldier's Road, New Providence : Rhode Island south to Florida and west to Texas ; widely distributed in tropical America. Hook-lobed Leucolejeunea.

    New Providence Bahamas South America| Rhode Island United States of America North America| Florida United States of America North America| Texas United States of America North America|