Phylogenetic monograph of Mitthyridium

Dennis P. Wall - Mishler Lab - UC Berkeley   

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 M. fasciculatum
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 M. 277
 M. 283
 M. 385
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 M. 369
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 M. 278
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 M. 292
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 M. 246
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 M. 804
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19
 M. jungquilianum
 M. jungquilianum
 M. jungquilianum
 M. subluteum
 M. perundulatum
 M. luteum
 M. undulatum
 M. fasciculatum
 M. repens
 M. papuanum
 M. leucoloma
 M. obtusifolium
 M. micro-undulatum
 M. constrictum
 M. crassum
Mitthyridium fasciculatum - Specimen 277
Description

Collection locality: Australia
Elevation: 70 m
Substrate: tree

Collection information:
Mishler July 1998, secondary forest.

Genes sequenced:
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehyrogenase #AF400908
rps4
trnL

[move your cursor over the double helix to view The Full Character Matrix]

Reproductive traits:
#males- 2
#females - 10
#sporophytes - 4

Collection site
Mitthyridium fasciculatum is found throughout Malesia extending as far east as Samoa and as far west as Madagascar. It is Generally the largest member of Mitthyridium and among the most abundant. The average elevation = 100 meters (N=200). Rarely found above 300m. Personal collections were from Fiji, Samoa, Australia, Sarawak (Borneo), and Peninsular Malaysia.
Images
Leaf base at 10x magnification
Leaf tip at 10x magnification.
Margin at 20x magnification.
 
Whole costal cross section at 40x magnification
TFM
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G8 G9 G10