Studies in the liverwort genus <i>Riccia</i> (Marchantiales) from the south-west Cape
A new species of Riccia, R. parvo-areolata Volk & Perold, as well as sporophytes and spores of R. villosa Steph. ex Brunnthaler, are described. Earlier descriptions of R. villosa were based on sterile plants. The unique structure of the dorsal epithelium consisting of loose cell pillars in these...
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
1984-12-01
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| author | O. H. Volk S. M. Perold |
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| description | A new species of Riccia, R. parvo-areolata Volk & Perold, as well as sporophytes and spores of R. villosa Steph. ex Brunnthaler, are described. Earlier descriptions of R. villosa were based on sterile plants. The unique structure of the dorsal epithelium consisting of loose cell pillars in these two species (and also present in allied species grouped together in the section Pilifer) is described and illustrated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccd3a64fa9eb4103ac13c69ce99025c22022-12-21T18:03:47ZengSouth African National Biodiversity InstitutBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation0006-82412311-92841984-12-01151/211712410.4102/abc.v15i1/2.11101037Studies in the liverwort genus <i>Riccia</i> (Marchantiales) from the south-west CapeO. H. Volk0S. M. Perold1Botanische Anstalten d. UnivBotanical Research Institute, Department of AgricultureA new species of Riccia, R. parvo-areolata Volk & Perold, as well as sporophytes and spores of R. villosa Steph. ex Brunnthaler, are described. Earlier descriptions of R. villosa were based on sterile plants. The unique structure of the dorsal epithelium consisting of loose cell pillars in these two species (and also present in allied species grouped together in the section Pilifer) is described and illustrated.https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1110dorsal epitheliumPiliferRiccia speciessporessporophytes |
| spellingShingle | O. H. Volk S. M. Perold Studies in the liverwort genus <i>Riccia</i> (Marchantiales) from the south-west Cape Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation dorsal epithelium Pilifer Riccia species spores sporophytes |
| title | Studies in the liverwort genus <i>Riccia</i> (Marchantiales) from the south-west Cape |
| title_full | Studies in the liverwort genus <i>Riccia</i> (Marchantiales) from the south-west Cape |
| title_fullStr | Studies in the liverwort genus <i>Riccia</i> (Marchantiales) from the south-west Cape |
| title_full_unstemmed | Studies in the liverwort genus <i>Riccia</i> (Marchantiales) from the south-west Cape |
| title_short | Studies in the liverwort genus <i>Riccia</i> (Marchantiales) from the south-west Cape |
| title_sort | studies in the liverwort genus i riccia i marchantiales from the south west cape |
| topic | dorsal epithelium Pilifer Riccia species spores sporophytes |
| url | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1110 |
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