Jubula (plant)

Jubula
Jubula hutchinsiae growing on stream-side rock in a humid ravine in Ireland.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jubulales
Family: Jubulaceae
Genus:
Dumort.
Species

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Jubula is a genus of liverwort in the family Jubulaceae. Jubula taxonomy is complex with different subspecies found across much of the planet.[1] J. hutchinsiae subsp. hutchinsiae can be found across western Europe, with population strongholds in Britain and Ireland. This liverwort demands high humidity in southern-temperate environments, often found near waterfalls.

Named after 18th Century Irish botanist Ellen Hutchins who described the species as new to science.

Species

Species within Jubula include;[2][3]

  • Jubula blepharophylla Grolle
  • Jubula cambouena Stephani
  • Jubula complanata (L.) Corda
  • Jubula hattorii Udar & V.Nath
  • Jubula himalayensis S.C.Srivast. & D.Sharma
  • Jubula hutchinsiae (Hook.) Dumort.
  • Jubula japonica Stephani
  • Jubula kwangsiensis C.Gao & K.C.Chang
  • Jubula pennsylvanica (Steph.) A. Evans

They have a scattered distribution worldwide, except not being found in mainland Africa.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jubula hutchinsiae". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  2. ^ "Jubula Dumort., 1822". Discover Life. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. ^ a b "Jubula Dumort". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 29 June 2023.