Lepidoziaceae

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Family: Lepidoziaceae

Group: Bryophyte, Species

Scientific NameCommon NameSummary
Bazzania ambigua
Bazzania denudata
Bazzania pearsonii
Bazzania tricrenata
Bazzania trilobata
Kurzia pauciflora
Lepidozia filamentosa
Lepidozia reptans
Lepidozia sandvicensis

BFNA Key + Descriptions: http://www.mobot.org/plantscience/bfna/V3/Lepidoziaceae.htm

Lepidozia key from above:

1. Leaves narrower than the stem, stem ca. 2/3 of the width of main axis with leaves, leaves very distant … 3. Lepidozia sandvicensis

1. Leaves distinctly wider than stem, stem ca. 1/2 or less of the width of the main axis with leaves.

2. The largest leaf lobe of the leaf 9--15 cells wide, leaves distinctly convex, dioicous … 1. Lepidozia filamentosa

2. The largest leaf lobe of the leaf 4--8 cells wide, leaves nearly plane or slightly convex or curved to ventral side of the stem, autoicous … 2. Lepidozia reptans