Studies in the genus <i>Riccia</i> (Marchantiales) from southern Africa. 3. <i>R. schelpei</i>, a new species, in the new subgenus <i>Chartacea</i>
Riccia schelpei Volk & Perold, sp. nov., endemic to the western Cape, is described. It is characterized by the parchment-like epidermis of the thallus, thick-walled hyaline epidermal cells and by dorsal air-pores encircled by a raised ring of smaller thin-walled cells. This species is the type o...
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South African National Biodiversity Institut
1986-07-01
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| Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
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| Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1057 |