Marchantia berteroana
Marchantia berteroana | |
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Marchantia berteroana, with female gametangia known as archegoniophores | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Marchantiophyta |
Class: | Marchantiopsida |
Order: | Marchantiales |
Family: | Marchantiaceae |
Genus: | Marchantia |
Species: | M. berteroana
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Binomial name | |
Marchantia berteroana |
Marchantia berteroana is a liverwort species in the genus Marchantia.
Description
Marchantia berteroana is a flat, thalloid
Marchantia berteroana contains the flavones isoscutellarein and hypolaetin 8-glucuronides.[4] The composition and amount of these chemicals changes seasonally depending on the reproductive state of the plant, when gametangia are present there is an absence of acacetin and its glycosides.[3]
Similar species
Marchantia polymorpha is a similar in appearance, it can be distinguished from M. berteroana by the colour of the thallus, M. polymorpha is a dull green and often has a dark streak in the middle of the upper surface.[5] M. berteroana has brighter green thallus and usually no streaks on the upper surface. M. beteroana also has transparent scales on the underside of the thallus which help distinguish it from Marchantia foliacea which has dark purple/brown scales.[6]
Ecology
Distribution
Marchantia berteroana can be found in Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa,[7] South America,[8] Antarctica[9] and, non-continental locations such as Papua New Guinea, Java, New Caledonia and various smaller islands.[10]
Habitat
M berteroana prefers moist environments such as near fresh water sources, waterfall splash zones and, forest floors.[11] It is also known to be one of the first colonising species after bushfire in Tasmanian mixed forests.[12][13]
Reproduction
See Marchantia
References
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- ^ "Marchantia berteroana | PlantZAfrica".
- ^ Luth, M., & Schafer-Verwimp, A. (2004). Additions to the Bryophyte Flora of the Neotropics. Tropical bryology, 7-17.
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