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Studies in the liverwort genus Fossombronia (Metzgeriales) from southern Africa. 5. A new species from Northern and Western Cape

S. M. Perold
Bothalia | Vol 28, No 1 | a606 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v28i1.606 | © 1998 S. M. Perold | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 01 October 1998 | Published: 02 October 1998

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S. M. Perold, National Botanical Institute, South Africa

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Abstract

A new species of Fossombronia, F cederbergensis. from the winter rainfall area of the Northern and Western Cape is described. It is characterized by ruched leaves that are mostly wider than long, by tuberous stem apices that enable the plants to survive the hot, dry summers and by completely or incompletely reticulate spores.


Keywords

<i>Fossombronia</i>; <i>F. cederbergensis</i>; Hepaticae; Metzgeriales; new species; southern Africa

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