Gametophytic phase of Alsophila odonelliana (Cyatheaceae)

• Published in: Nordic journal of botany Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 92 - 97
• Main Authors: Martínez, O. G, Tanco, M. E, Prada, C, Guerra, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2014; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: branches; castration; chlorophyll; Cyathea; gametophytes; germination; spores; viability; Bolivia; Argentina

The gametophytic morphology and development of Alsophila odonelliana (Alston) Lehnert, have been studied through in vitro cultures. This species grows in southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. The spores are uniform in structure, but not in size; a certain percentage being smaller than the ave...