Studies in the genus Riccia (Marchantiales) from southern Africa. 11. Riccia montana and R. alboporosa, a further two new white-scaled species of the group ‘Squamatae’
Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation
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| Title | Studies in the genus Riccia (Marchantiales) from southern Africa. 11. Riccia montana and R. alboporosa, a further two new white-scaled species of the group ‘Squamatae’ | |
| Creator | Perold, S. M. | |
| Description | Another two new endemic species of the subgenus Riccia. section Riccia. group ‘Squamatae , are described: R. montana and R alboporosa. The distribution of R montana is apparently restricted to high altitudes in the Drakensberg and Witteberg Mountain ranges. The species is characterized by ligulate branches, finely spongy dorsal surface and hyaline to white, calcium-encrusted scales. R alboporosa is found in Namaqualand. but it is rare It can be recognized by the distinctly porous appearance of the dorsal surface due to the presence of large. ± regularly spaced air pores, which are encircled by six or seven radially arranged, wedge-shaped cells that become white on drying, hence the specific epithet. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1989-10-18 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/abc.v19i1.934 | |
| Source | Bothalia; Vol 19, No 1 (1989); 9-16 2311-9284 0006-8241 | |
| Language | eng | |
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