Lejeunea exilis (Reinw., Blume & Nees) Grolle

Renner, M. A., de, Lange P. J. & Glenny, D. S., 2021, A synopsis of Aotearoa / New Zealand Lejeunea (Lejeuneaceae: Jungermanniopsida) and new species in the Lejeunea epiphylla Colenso complex, Arctoa 30 (2), pp. 187-212 : 202

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.15298/arctoa.30.20
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scientific name	Lejeunea exilis (Reinw., Blume & Nees) Grolle
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7. Lejeunea exilis (Reinw., Blume & Nees) Grolle View in CoL ,

J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 46: 353. 1979.

Basionym: Jungermannia exilis Reinw., Blume & Nees , Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12: 227. 1825.

Original material: none cited, but published in Hepaticae Javanicae.

Type: Java ( neotype designated by Bischler et al. (1962): STR sub. Microlejeunea erectifolia (Spruce) Steph .; isoneotype: W Lindenb. Hep. 6724 p.p. sub. Microlejeunea cucullata (Reinw., Blume & Nees) J.B.Jack & Steph., PC-MONT, S )

Lejeunea exilis is widespread in Malesia, Australia, and the Pacific as an epiphyte or epiphyll, and in the New Zealand Botanical Region occurs only on the Kermadec Islands, where it has been collected as an epiphyll on Rhopalostylis H.Wendl. & Drude. This is another species that may occur on the north-east coast of the North Island and associated inshore and offshore islands. For a description and illustration see Renner & de Lange (2011).