Spruceanthus
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Spruceanthus is a genus of liverwort
in family Lejeuneaceae
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Marchantiophyta
The Marchantiophyta are a division of bryophyte plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like other bryophytes, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information....
in family Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae
Lejeuneaceae is the largest family of liverworts. It is also considered as the most evolved one, since most of its members are epiphytes, which means the grow mainly upon tree trunks....
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Spruceanthus polymorphus
- Spruceanthus semirepandus
- Spruceanthus theobromaeSpruceanthus theobromaeSpruceanthus theobromae is a species of liverwort in the Lejeuneaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss. Spruceanthus Theobromae has recently been found in 16 different locations at the foot of the Andes in Ecuador. According...
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