Sporophyte morphology and gametophyte development of the fern Blechnum sprucei (Pteridophyta: Blechnaceae)

Sporophyte morphology and gametophyte development of the fern Blechnum sprucei (Pteridophyta: Blechnaceae)

The fern Blechnum sprucei grows in Mesoamerica (Costa Rica) and South America, from Colombia to Bolivia, SE and centre of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. It is a distinctive, somewhat vulnerable, mostly orophilous species. Fresh and dry herbarium material was used for this study. Herbarium material...

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Main Authors: Jose María Gabriel y Galán, Lilian M Passarelli, Carmen Prada, Cristina H Rolleri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2008-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Blechnum sprucei
anatomía
distribución
gametófito
morfología
expresión sexual
espora
taxonomía
anatomy
distribution, gametophyte
morphology
sexual expression
spore
taxonomy
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