familyPottiaceae
subfamilyPottiaceae subfam. Merceyoideae
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Pottiaceae subfam. Merceyoideae
in H. G. A. Engler et al., Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 10: 246. 1924,.
Synonyms: Undefined subfam. Merceyaceae Casares-Gil
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Plants proximally blackish green or weakly iridescent metallic tan or yellowish-brown. Stem central strand, sclerodermis, and hyalodermis all absent. Leaves ligulate to oblanceolate, apex blunt to acute, margins plane, distal laminal cells usually 1-stratose, walls smooth, KOH yellow to yellowish orange; costa with a differentiated abaxial epidermis; gemmae clavate. Peristome absent.
Distribution
Worldwide in temperate and tropical areas
Discussion
Genus 1.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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differentiated +
revoluble +
deciduous +
differentiated +
usually slightly wider +
trabeculate +
absent +
usually ovate;oblong +
obovoid +
papillose +
specialized +
bulging +
flat to bulging +
thickened +
brownish +
absent +
1-stratose +
9mm;16mm +
Worldwide in temperate and tropical areas +
spiculose +
filiform +
differentiated +
multicellular +
common +
asexual +
absent +
absent +
contorted +
appressed +
spreading +
concave;keeled;channeled;ovoid;lanceolate or lingulate +
ligulate +
fragile +
oblanceolate +
bordered +
plane +
involute +
absent +
short-conic;short-rostrate +
photosynthetic +
absent +
sheathing +
long-oval +
usually larger +
absent +
twisted +
absent +
in H. G. A. Engler et al., Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. +
straight +
oblique +
1;2 +
absent +
twisted +
elongate +
laminal +
larger +
branching +
sheathing +
Pottiaceae subfam. Merceyoideae +
Pottiaceae +
subfamily +
ovoid;cylindric +
yellowish-brown;tan;iridescent metallic;blackish green +
occasionally smaller than the perichaetiate +