AbstractLejeunea obtusataGott. is described and recorded from Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania, Ghana, Sierra Leone and probably Uganda.L. cantabrigiensisE.W. Jones sp. nov. is described from Cameroon Mountain.L. obtusistipula(Steph.) E.W. Jones, comb. nov.(Cheilolejeunea obtusistipulaSteph.) is described from Sierra Leone. Taxonomic notes on allied species, includingL. confusaE.W. Jones, are included.