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 278
Description

Collection locality: Upolu, Samoa
Elevation: 300 meters
Substrate: On fully shaded tree

Collection information:
Wall 2965
Beautiful rainforest, precipitous cliffs with a 300+ foot waterfall -- amazing, near center of island.

Genes sequenced:
rps4
trnL
gpd - AF400909

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

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

Collection site
This specimen was collected in Samoa.fasciculatum is found throughout Malesia extending as far east as Samoa and as far west as Madagascar. 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 cross section at 40x magnification
Whole leaf at 5x magnification.
 
Whole cross section at 40x magnification

 

TFM
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G8 G9 G10