Plagiochila

Taxobox
name = "Plagiochila"

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Marchantiophyta
classis = Jungermanniopsida
ordo = Jungermanniales
familia = Plagiochilaceae
genus = "Plagiochila"
genus_authority = (Dumort.) Dumort., 1835 nom. cons.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.
synonyms =
* "Carpolepidium"
* "Dinckleria"
* "Chiastocaulon"

"Plagiochila" is a large, common, and widespread genus of liverworts in order Jungermanniales. It is a member of the family Plagiochilaceae within that order. There may be anywhere from 500 to 1300 species, most of them from the tropics; the exact number is still under revision. The genus also has a wide distribution in temperate and arctic areas.

Species in "Plagiochila"

* "Plagiochila asplenioides"
* "Plagiochila porelloides"
* "Plagiochila punctata"
* "Plagiochila wolframii"