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Macromitrium aurescens,
Macromitrium brachypodium,
Macromitrium brevicaule

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Image Source: Australian Plant Image Index (APII) - Photo No.: boa.256



Caption:
A-I, Macromitrium brevicaule. A, Habit of dry branch. B, Branch leaf. C, Dwarf male plant. D, Calyptra. E, Capsule. F, Gemma. G, T.S. upper laminal cells. H, Upper laminal cells. I, Basal laminal cells (C.Wild, NSW M12729 [Fig A]; Moore 1937, WELT [Fig B,E,H,I]. H.P.Ramsay 1/76, NSW [Fig C]; Turbott 1946, WELT [Fig D]; W.W.Watts 1041, NSW [Fig F]; W.W.Watts s.n., isosyntype, WELT [Fig G]). J-S, M. aurescens. J, Dwarf male plant. K, Branch leaf. L, Perichaetial leaf. M, Habit of dry branch. N, Capsule. O, Calyptra. P, T.S. upper laminal cells. Q, L.S. basal laminal cells. R, Upper laminal cells. S, Basal laminal cells (right), and papillae on those cells (left)(F.Whitterton, Dec. 1900, NSW [Fig J]; D.H.Vitt 28186, ALTA [Fig K]; I.G.Stone 17907, ALTA [Fig L]; J. Windolf 1122, NSW [Fig M,N]; J.Wildolf 1114, NSW [Fig O]; D.H.Vitt 28118, ALTA [Figs P-S]). T-BB, M. brachypodium. T, Habit of dry branch. U, Branch leaf. V, Dwarf male plant. W, Calyptra. X, Capsule with operculum. Y, Capsule showing peristome. Z, T.S. upper laminal cells. AA, Upper leaf cells. BB, Basal laminal cells (W.W.Watts LHI 41, NSW [Figs T,W,Y]; D.H.Vitt 28552, ALTA [Fig U]; H.P.Ramsay 45/81, NSW [Fig V]; D.H.Vitt 28321, ALTA [Figs X,Z]; D.H.Vitt 28560, ALTA [Figs AA-BB]). Scale bars: 1 mm for habit and leaves; 100 ?m for cellular drawings.
Figs B-I, K,L,N-S,U-BB redrawn from D.H.Vitt, The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 54: 1-97 (1983) & D.H.Vitt & H.P.Ramsay, The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 59: 325-451 (1985).

Illustrators: D. Mackay

Flora of Australia Vol 51 figure 21



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