The micro-morphological characteristics of Hypodematium Kunze
(Hypodematiaceae) from China and their significance in classification
Abstract
The spore morphology and perispore ornamentation of 14 plants of
Hypodematium of China were carefully observed and photographed under
light microscope (LM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) in this
paper for the first time. The results showed that the perispore
ornamentation of all species of the Hypodematium that were divided into
six types by SEM were as follow: H. sinense, H. hirsutum, H.
glanduloso-pilosum, H. confertivillosum, H. chingii, H. jianxiuii and H.
zhangii with tuberculate ornamentations; H. squamuloso-pilosum with
tuberculiform-rugulates ornamentations; H. fordii and H. shandongense
with ringed and semi-ringed ornamentations; H. crenatum and H. gracile
with ridged ornamentations; H. mengshanensis with auricular
ornamentations; H. guilinense with reticulate ornamentations. These
characteristics were stable in the intra-species with significant
differences between interspecies. It not only provides an palynological
important scientific basis for species identification and interspecific
classification, but also provides a new data for the establishment of
palynology of ferns, and provides a scientific basis for the
biodiversity of Hypodematium, which is of great significance for the
exploitation and conservation of its resources.