Leucolejeunea unciloba (Lindenb.) 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
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.
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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|