Porella

Porella is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in order Porellales. It is a member of the family Porellaceae within that order. There are 84 species recognized,[1] most of them from East Asia. The genus has a wide distribution in temperate areas, where it is commonly found growing attached to the bark of trees.

This article is about the genus of liverwort. For the bryozoan genus, see Porella (bryozoan).

Porella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Marchantiophyta
Class:
Jungermanniopsida
Order:
Porellales
Family:
Porellaceae
Genus:
Porella

L., 1753
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Macvicaria W.E. Nicholson
  • Madotheca Dum.

Species in Porella
  • Porella arboris-vitae
  • Porella cordeana
  • Porella platyphylla
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References
  1. Söderström; et al. (2016). "World checklist of hornworts and liverworts". PhytoKeys. 59: 1–826. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.59.6261. PMC 4758082. PMID 26929706.


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