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Arnell, Marchantiales, Riccia albolimbata, R. albosquamata, white scales
Bothalia | Vol 19, No 1 | a935 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v19i1.935
| © 1989 Copyright Status: Not provided. Contact Holding Institution to verify copyright status. Rights Holder: South African National Biodiversity Institute
Submitted: 17 October 1989 | Published: 18 October 1989
Submitted: 17 October 1989 | Published: 18 October 1989
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S. M. Perold, Botanical Research Institute. Department of Agriculture and Water Supply., South AfricaFull Text:
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Arnell s (1957. 1963) inadequate descriptions, poor drawings, mistakes in the text and key. as well as mixed collections, have all contributed to the confusion regarding the identity of his species R albolimbata and R albosquamata. Volk s collections (Arnell 1957) of the latter consist mostly of two white-scaled species in the same packet: one is R. albolimbata and the other is R argenteohmbata Volk & Perold (Volk et al. 1988). Evidently Amell used characters of both plants to describe R. albosquamata. although the type specimen. Volk 452. consists of only R albolimbata (plus fragments of R atropurpurea Sim and R. trichocarpa Howe). R albosquamata is accordingly to be regarded as a taxonomic synonym of R albolimbata.
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Arnell; Marchantiales; <i>Riccia albolimbata</i>; <i>R. albosquamata</i>; white scales
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