Studies in the genus Riccia (Marchantiales) from southern Africa. 6. R. hirsuta, a new species, in a new section
Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Studies in the genus Riccia (Marchantiales) from southern Africa. 6. R. hirsuta, a new species, in a new section | |
| Creator | Volk, O. H. Perold, S. M. | |
| Description | Riccia hirsuta Volk Perold, sp. nov., the type species of a new section, Micantes Volk Perold, subgenus Spongodes (Nees) Volk is described. It is characterized by tall, dorsal, hair-like, multi-cellular outgrowths from an epidermis with distant air-pores, leading to polyhedral air-chambers below, and is the only species in this subgenus with these outgrowths. The ventral scales are triangular, apically splitting into long, hair-like appendages. This species is endemic to the north-west and central Cape Province. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1986-10-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/abc.v16i2.1086 | |
| Source | Bothalia; Vol 16, No 2 (1986); 187-191 2311-9284 0006-8241 | |
| Language | eng | |
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