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 369
Description

Collection locality: Sarawak, Malaysia
Elevation: 30 meters
Substrate: On trees in full or nearly full shade

Collection information:
Wall 3652
lowland tropical rainforest with high diversity of tree species from families such as Anonaceae, Sapindaceae, Fagaceae, etc.
loaded with Calymperaceae!!!

Genes sequenced:
rps4
trnL
gpd - AF400932

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

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

Collection site
This specimen was collected in Malaysia.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 20x magnification

Leaf tip at 20x magnification.

Margin at 20x magnification.
 
Whole cross section at 40x magnification
Whole leaf at 5x magnification.
 
Cross section at 100x magnification

 

TFM
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G8 G9 G10