Phylogenetic monograph of Mitthyridium

Dennis P. Wall - Mishler Lab - UC Berkeley   

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 M. undulatum
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 M. 284
 M. 395
 M. 429
 M. 221
 M. 280
 M. 262
 M. 324
 M. 329
 M. 423
 M. 425
 M. 419
 M. 420
 M. 427
 M. 428
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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 undulatum - Specimen 329
Description

Collection locality: Taveuni Island, Fiji
Elevation: 366.6 meters
Substrate: On root in full shade.

Collection information:
Wall 2559
Taveuni Island is the largest Eastern island and supports the highest density of forest cover per unit area. Much of the forest is primary or sccondary.

On trail to Lake Tagimoucia, a lake at the highest point on the island filling the crater of a still active volcano. Hike dry at base and progressively wetter as we hiked into the Cloud Forest.

Genes sequenced:
rps4
trnL
gpd - AF400920

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

Reproductive traits:
Females: 5
Males: 0
Sporophytes: 0
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.
 
Whole cross section at 40x magnification #2
TFM G1 G2 G3 G4 G6 G7 G8 G9 G10 G11 G12 G13 G14 G15 G16