Halophila Balfourii Solereder (Hydrocharitaceae)—An Overlooked Seagrass Species
<p>(<b>A</b>,<b>B</b>); Scanning Electron micrographs of the membranous blade surfaces of <span class="html-italic">Halophila stipulacea.</span> Scale bars: Figure (<b>A</b>) = 1 mm; Figure (<b>B</b>) = 1 µm. Arrows shows serrulated blade margins. Kenya, Shimo la Jewa, in pools, 10 Oct. 1965, <span class="html-italic">FM Issac A108</span> (NHM). (<b>C</b>,<b>D</b>); Scanning Electron micrographs of the papillose leaf blade surfaces of <span class="html-italic">Halophila balfourii</span>. Scale bars: (<b>C</b>) = 1 mm; (<b>D</b>) = 1 µm. Arrows shows serrulated blade margins. Mauritius, Grand Bay, Oct 1929, <span class="html-italic">Th Mortensen s.n.</span> (NHM). (<b>E</b>,<b>F</b>). Transverse sections of the membranous leaf blade of <span class="html-italic">Halophila stipulacea</span> (<b>E</b>) and the papillose leaf blade of <span class="html-italic">H. balfourii</span> (<b>F</b>) to show that <span class="html-italic">H. stipulacea</span> leaf has squamous appearance epidermal cells (SE); while <span class="html-italic">H. balfourii</span> leaf has pyramid appearance epidermal cells (PE). All scale bars = 1 µm. (<b>G</b>,<b>H</b>); Scanning Electron micrographs of the seed surface of <span class="html-italic">Halophila stipulacea</span> (<b>G</b>) and <span class="html-italic">Halophila balfourii</span> (<b>H</b>). Scale bars: (<b>G</b>) = 2 µm; (<b>H</b>) = 2.5 µm. <span class="html-italic">H. stipulacea</span>: Elate Gulf, <span class="html-italic">Lipkin 10,174</span> (Tel Aviv Univ); <span class="html-italic">H. balfourii</span>: Rodriguez, Graviers, Dec 1973, <span class="html-italic">Coode 4341</span> (K).</p> "> Figure 2
<p>Botanical drawings of <span class="html-italic">Halophila balfourii</span> Solereder. (<b>A</b>) A female plant with flowers and developing fruits. (<b>B</b>) Leaf blade with unbranching cross veins. (<b>C</b>) Immature male flower. (<b>D</b>) Female flower with styles attached. (<b>E</b>) Female flower with styles detached. (<b>F</b>) Maturing fruit. Mauritius, Grand Bay, Oct 1929, <b><span class="html-italic">mf, fl, fr</span>,</b> <span class="html-italic">Th Mortensen s.n.</span> (C, K, NHM).</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Comparative Microscopic Studies on the Leaf and Seed Surfaces in H. stipulacea and H. balfourii
2.2. Redescription of Halophila Balfourii
- Halophila stipulacea (Forrsk.) Asch. Balfour (1879b): 290; Ascherson (1906): 393 pro parte; Ostenfeld (1918): 11, pro parte; Ostenfeld & Meerestraser (1927): 37 pro parte; den Hartog (1970): 258, pro parte; Simpson (1989): 28, pro parte; Kuo & den Hartog (2001): 51, pro parte.
- TYPE: Rodriguez Islands, Aug.-Dec 1874, Dr IB Balfour, holo: K; iso: C, L, NHM, P, fide Ferrer-Gallego & Boisset, Taxon, 2015, 64, 1035.
3. Material and Methods
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Red Sea | E Africa | Mediterranean Ocean | Indian Ocean | Mauritius Rodriguez | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. stipulacea | 113 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
H. balfourii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
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