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Geocalyx

Geocalyx is a genus of liverworts, the only genus in the family Geocalycaceae of the order Jungermanniales.

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Geocalyx
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family: Geocalycaceae
H.Klinggr.
Genus: Geocalyx
Nees

Geocalyx is a genus of liverworts, the only genus in the family Geocalycaceae of the order Jungermanniales.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.1

Species

As accepted by GBIF;1

  • Geocalyx caledonicus Steph.
  • Geocalyx graveolens (Schrad.) Nees
  • Geocalyx heinrichsii T.Katag.
  • Geocalyx lancistipulus (Steph.) S.Hatt.
  • Geocalyx novaezelandiae Herzog
  • Geocalyx orientalis Besch. & Spruce
  • Geocalyx yakusimensis S.Hatt.
References

References

  1. "Geocalyx Nees". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 June 2023.