Specimen 262

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Margin characters: margin inrolled or tubulate.

Indel characters: indel 1 evolves.

Mitthyridium undulatum - Specimen 262

Description

Collection locality: Viti Levu, Fiji
Elevation: 200 meters
Substrate: On fully shaded tree

Collection information:
Wall 2495
Colo-i-Suva Forest, Viti Levu, Fiji. About 20 miles outside Suva. This is a relatively pristine forest, although once dominated by agriculture making most of it secondary. Nonetheless, it is far enough from the city that it remains protected from extensive pollution. It is convenient for both tourists and locals as a simple bus ride getaway. The trees are large, diverse, and loaded with mosses. Habitat is mostly wet, the forest itself part of watershed.

Genes sequenced:
rps4
trnL
gpd - AF400911

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Reproductive traits:
Females: 3
Males: 0
Sporophytes: 9
Gemmae: 0

Collection site

This specimen was collected in Fiji.This clade is found in Malesia, Australia, and has undergone (is undergoing) a rapid radiation in the major islands of Fiji. undulatum is a among the most abundant in Mitthyridium where found and is often found on trees below 500 meters.

Images

Leaf base at 10x magnification

Leaf tip at 10x magnification.

Margin at 20x magnification.

Whole cross section at 40x magnification

Whole leaf at 5x magnification.

Peristome SEM