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. 2021 Mar 8;10(3):499. doi: 10.3390/plants10030499
33a. Exostome teeth erect to spreading when dry 34
33b. Exostome teeth reflexed, recurved or revolute when dry 35
34a. Capsules immersed, furrowed when dry; endostome rudimental or lacking; leaves partially or completely bistratose L. rupestris
34b. Capsules long-exserted, smooth when dry, endostome well developed, leaves unistratose L. iwatsukii
35a. Capsules short to long-exserted 36
35b. Capsules immersed of emergent 40
36a. Capsules long–exserted, setae 4-15 mm long 37
36b. Capsules short–exserted, setae to 2 mm long 38
37a. Leaves strongly contorted and twisted when dry, setae ca. 4 mm long L. taiwanensis
37b. Leaves erect or flexuose when dry, setae up to 15 mm long L. hookeri
37ba. Spores roughly papillose, usually 37-53 µm wide L. hookeri var. hookeri
37bb. Spores finely papillose, usually 25-40 µm wide L. hookeri var. granulatum
38a. Peristome consisting of 16 exostome teeth and 16 endostome segments, leaf margin plane L. pulchra
38b. Peristome consisting of 8 pairs of exostome teeth and 8 endostome segments, leaf margin recurved 39
39a. Endostome segments broad, each as wide as a tooth of each exostome pair L. vladikavkana
39b. Endostome segments slender, linear, exostome teeth perforate to the base and cancellate near the apex L. sordida
40a. Capsules smooth when dry 41
40b. Capsules furrowed at least in the upper half when dry 43
41a. Endostome segments 16 L. striata
41b. Endostome segments 8 42
42a. Endostome broadly triangular with conspicuous appendages in the margins L. erosa
42b. Endostome narrowly triangular without the appendages L. graphiomitria
43a. Capsules only slightly furrowed when dry 44
43b. Capsules strongly furrowed when dry L. affinis
42ba. Endostome segments 8 L. affinis var. affinis
42bb. Endostome segments 16 L. affinis var. bohemica
44a. Endostome segments 8 45
44b. Endostome segments 16, capsules with up to conspicuous 8 or more red to reddish brown rings of thick-walled cells below the mouth L. dasymitria
45a. Capsules long cylindric, with 8 noticeable furrows in distal half part, calyptra densely hairy with long hairs, endostome segments coarsely papillose L. speciosa
45b. Capsules obloid to ovoid, only slightly furrowed below the mouth, calyptra sparsely hairy with short hairs or naked, endostome segments only finely papillose L. leiolecythis