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Calypogeia peruviana

Scientific Name: Calypogeia peruviana

Family: Calypogeiaceae

Category: Liverwort

Growth: Nonvascular

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Calypogeia peruviana

Calypogeia peruviana is a tropical-subtropical leafy liverwort.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Calypogeia peruviana Nees &amp Mont.
  • Family: Calypogeiaceae
  • Genus: Calypogeia
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Hepatophyta
  • Class: Hepatopsida (also mentioned as Hepaticopsida)
  • Subclass: Jungermanniae
  • Order: Jungermanniales
  • Synonym: Calypogeja peruviana Nees &amp Mont.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Calypogeia peruviana is neotropical in distribution.
  • It has been reported as far north as the southeastern Coastal Plain of North Carolina and is known in Brazil in the states of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and São Paulo (SP).
  • Specific locations include Mato Grosso: Chapada dos Guimarães Northeast of Cuiabá, canyon forest at "Cachoeirinha", on shady soil.

National Distribution

  • United States. Origin: Unknown/Undetermined. Regularly occurring. Currently: Unknown/Undetermined. Confidence: Confident.