An account of the liverwort genus Porella in Thailand with a new record, P. obtusata var. macroloba and the occurrence of asymmetrical underleaves associated with left-right symmetry in the genus

PHIANGPHAK SUKKHARAK; SAHUT CHANTANAORRAPINT

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.385.2.3

Issue: Vol. 385 No. 2: 28 December 2018

Type: Article

Published: 2018-12-28

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.385.2.3

Page range: 77–84

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An account of the liverwort genus Porella in Thailand with a new record, P. obtusata var. macroloba and the occurrence of asymmetrical underleaves associated with left-right symmetry in the genus

PHIANGPHAK SUKKHARAK⁺⁻
SAHUT CHANTANAORRAPINT⁺⁻

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90112, Thailand

character liverwort Porellaceae Porellales Bryophytes

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Abstract

An updated checklist of twelve taxa of Porella in Thailand is presented, based on literature and some recent collections. Of these, P. obtusata var. macroloba is reported new for Thailand. The variety possesses asymmetrical underleaves associated with left-right symmetry, the first report of this character in the genus Porella. A description and illustration of P. obtusata var. macroloba are provided.