The study of the vegetative reproduction of 33 infrageneric taxa of Lejeuneaceae from the State of Bahia (Brazil) allowed the identification of six basic patterns of the vegetative reproduction process: (a) cladia; (b) leaves fragmentation; (c) regenerates; (d) caducous leaves; (e) gemmae; (f) semi-caducous underleaves. The employment of the vegetative reproduction patterns to evaluate phylogenetic relationships is not recommended, since it is present in various taxa not closely related.
gemmae; Lejeuneaceae; Marchantiophyta; propagules; vegetative reproduction
