Pleurozia Pocsii Sp. Nov. (Pleuroziaceae) from New Caledonia

A new species, Pleurozia pocsii (Pleuroziaceae) from New Caledonia, is described and illustrated. The species belongs in subgenus Diversifolia B. M. Thiers. Pleurozia pocsii is easily distinguished from the other species of the genus by the laciniate dorsal and ventral leaf lobe apices of the explan...

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Main Author: Müller Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2013-07-01
Series:Polish Botanical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/pbj.2013.58.issue-1/pbj-2013-0005/pbj-2013-0005.xml?format=INT
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Summary:A new species, Pleurozia pocsii (Pleuroziaceae) from New Caledonia, is described and illustrated. The species belongs in subgenus Diversifolia B. M. Thiers. Pleurozia pocsii is easily distinguished from the other species of the genus by the laciniate dorsal and ventral leaf lobe apices of the explanate-lobuled leaves, the laciniate bracts of the sterile gynoecia, and the strongly bulging cells at the apex of the dorsal lobules of the saccate-lobuled leaves.
ISSN:2084-4352