Genus of liverworts
Lepicolea is a genus of liverworts belonging to the family Lepicoleaceae .[ 2] [ 3]
The genus was first described by Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier .[ 3]
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution , but mostly in the southern hemisphere .[ 3] Lepicolea ochroleuca is found in Chile[ 4] [ 5] and Brazil, Lepicolea prudent is found in Colombia and Lepicolea ramenifissa is found in Venezuela and Bolivia.[ 6]
Lepicolea ochroleuca also belongs to the Gondwanaland flora with occurrences in South Africa, New Zealand and especially South America, reaching up to Mexico. It was also found to contains a natural compound called Ligan ,[ 5] and also Sesquiterpenoids and diterpenoids .[ 4]
Species
As accepted by GBIF ;[ 3]
References
^ Dumortier, B.C.J., 1835. Recueil d'Observations sur les Jungermanniacées 20.
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^ a b c d "Lepicolea Dumort" . www.gbif.org . Retrieved 26 June 2023 .
^ a b Liu, Huei-Ju; Wu, Chia-Li; Becker, Hans; Zapp, Josef (April 2000). "Sesquiterpenoids and diterpenoids from the Chilean liverwort Lepicolea ochroleuca ". Phytochemistry . 53 (8): 845– 849. doi :10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00609-3 .
^ a b Cullmann, Frank; Becker, Hans (December 1999). "Lignans from the liverwort Lepicolea ochroleuca ". Phytochemistry . 52 (8): 1651– 1656. doi :10.1016/S0031-9422(99)00372-6 .
^ "Public Search of Virtual Herbarium" . floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br . Retrieved 26 June 2023 .
External links
Data related to Lepicolea at Wikispecies
Media related to Lepicoleaceae at Wikimedia Commons