Lejeunea sp.

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 : 206

17. Lejeunea sp. (p) (AK286681; Mangere)

This tag-named entity is found in the upper North Island, often growing as an epiphyte on puuriri ( Vitex lucens ). It is similar in stature to L. primordialis , but differs by its rotund leaves (rather than ovate with a slightly obtuse apex), the absence of cladia (rather than frequent), and the ovate underleaves that are contiguous along the shoot (rather than rotund, remote underleaves). The two species are not known to overlap in distribution, L. primordialis occurs in montane to subalpine forests and shrublands, whereas L. sp. (p) (AK286681; Mangere) occurs in lowland forests. The format of this tag-name follows that applied to informally recognised species in New Zealand, where AK286681 is the herbarium voucher substantiating the tag-name.