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 427
Description

Collection locality: Ovalau, Fiji
Elevation: 400 meters
Substrate: Trail to Lovoni in the crater of the volcano
on roots on tree base, scattered among moss clumps full shade

Collection information:
Wall 2383
Ovalau is loaded with plantations (banana, coconut, etc.) and is overrun with exotics -- lantana; badly disturbed habitat. Many restless natives.

Lovoni - Hike with Epi -the guide- into the crater village of Lovoni in the center of the island of Ovalau. Again highly disturbed, but the hike traversed numerous habitats and elavational ranges.

Genes sequenced:
rps4
trnL
gpd - AF400963

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

Reproductive traits:
Females: 0
Males: 1
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 leaf at 5x magnification.
 
TFM G1 G2 G3 G4 G6 G7 G8 G9 G10 G11 G12 G13 G14 G15 G16