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Studies in the Riceiaceae of sub-Saharan Africa: a provisional key to the currently known species

S. M. Perold
Bothalia | Vol 26, No 2 | a696 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v26i2.696 | © 1996 S. M. Perold | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 08 October 1996 | Published: 09 October 1996

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

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Abstract

A provisional key to the currently known Ricciaceae species of sub-Saharan Afnca is given and is illustrated with micrographs of the distal and proximal spore faces of each species, wherever possible.


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key; <i>Riccia</i>; Ricciaceae; sub-Saharan Africa

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