Plagiochila

Plagiochila
	Plagiochila asplenioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Jungermanniales
Family:	Plagiochilaceae
Genus:	Plagiochila; (Dumort.) Dumort., 1835 nom. cons.
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Carpolepidium;

Plagiochila is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales.^[1] It is a member of the family Plagiochilaceae within that order. There may be anywhere from 500 to 1300 species, most of them from the tropics; the exact number is still under revision. The genus also has a wide distribution in temperate and arctic areas.

Species in Plagiochila[]

Plagiochila asplenioides

References[]

^ Schuster, Rudolf M. (1980). The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America. IV. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 342–539. ISBN 0-231-04608-1.

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[Schuster_IV-1] Schuster, Rudolf M. (1980). The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America. IV. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 342–539. ISBN 0-231-04608-1.

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