Spore Morphology of Anemia Subgenus Anemia

Abstract

have a more conservative rate of change than the vegetative characters. Spore samples were collected either in the field or from selected herbarium specimens. Twenty-three specimens of the nine species were mounted on aluminum stubs with double-adhesive tape and coated with a thin layer (200-400 A) of gold-palladium. The prepared samples were then examined at 15 kV and photographed using the JEOL JSM-U3 Scanning Electron Microscope of the Electron Microscopy Center, Texas AM Villa Alta, Vera-Santos 3517 (US). Anemia munchii Christ. MEXICO: Oaxaca: Dist. Juchitan, 6 km S of Matias Romero, Hill s.n.* (spore collection only, living material at NY). Anemia oblongifolia (Cav.) Swartz. Group I (see text). BRAZIL: Goias: Serra dos Pyrenaos, Ander