Taxilejeunea auriculata Steph., Sp. Hepat.

Gradstein, S. Robbert & Pérez, Álvaro J., 2021, In the footsteps of Michel Allioni: Liverworts and hornworts from the surroundings of Gualaquiza (Ecuador), Candollea 76 (1), pp. 41-54 : 46

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15553/c2021v761a3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6329134
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scientific name	Taxilejeunea auriculata Steph., Sp. Hepat.
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Taxilejeunea auriculata Steph., Sp. Hepat. View in CoL 5: 459. 1914, syn. nov.

Lectotypus (designated here): ECUADOR. Prov. Morona Santiago: Gualaquiza, “ in silva Churiacu, ad arborum corticum ”, IX.1909, Allioni s.n. [Bryo. Levier 6534] ( G [ G00064193 ]!) . Syntypus: COSTA RICA: San José , Tablazo , 1900 m, 4.III.1908, Brade s.n. ( G [ G00283254 ]!) .

= Lejeunea rotundifolia Mitt. View in CoL

Notes. – Lejeunea rotundifolia is a robust Andean species with orbicular leaves, very large and suborbicular underleaves with a short-bifid apex and strongly auriculate bases, and stems with 4–6 cell wide ventral merophytes ( REINER-DREHWALD, 2005). Taxilejeunea auriculata is identical to L. rotundifolia and a synonym. The specimen collected by Allioni is chosen here as the lectotype of T. auriculata as it was illustrated in STEPHANI (1985: tab. 9997).