Difference between revisions of "Acroporium"

Mitten

J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 10: 182. 1868.

Etymology: Greek akros, top, and poros, pore, possibly alluding to tubulose points of branches
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 28. Treatment on page 572. Mentioned on page 571, 646.
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 5 November 2020

Plants small, yellowish to golden yellow, glossy. Stems 1[–10] cm, not or weakly complanate-foliate, irregularly to regularly pinnate or sometimes simple. Leaves imbricate or strongly divergent, sometimes somewhat falcate, narrowly to broadly ovate-lanceolate; margins entire; apex acute to acuminate; costa double or ecostate; alar cells elongate, inflated, pigmented, walls thin, region in 1 row, middle lamella not apparent, supra-alar cells not apparently differentiated; laminal cells narrowly rhomboid to linear, smooth or rarely 1-papillose. Sexual condition autoicous [synoicous, dioicous, or phyllodioicous]. Seta 0.4–0.7 cm. Capsule erect to inclined, ovoid to cylindric; exothecial cell walls collenchymatous; operculum conic, finely rostrate.

Distribution

Fla., Mexico, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa, Pacific Islands, Australia, tropical and subtropical regions, predominantly Indo-Malaysia.

Discussion

Species ca. 60 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

... more about "Acroporium"
Wilfred B. Schofield† +
Mitten +
Fla. +, Mexico +, Central America +, South America +, Asia +, Africa +, Pacific Islands +, Australia +, tropical and subtropical regions +  and predominantly Indo-Malaysia. +
Greek akros, top, and poros, pore, possibly alluding to tubulose points of branches +
J. Linn. Soc., Bot. +
Acroporium +
Sematophyllaceae +