Leaf anatomy of two Anemia Sw. species (Schizaeaceae-Pteridophyte) from a rocky outcrop in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The ferns Anemia tomentosa (Sav.) Sw. var. anthriscifolia (Schrad.) Mickel and Anemia villosa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. are widely associated with vegetation islands on rocky outcrops in Rio de Janeiro. Both species are desiccation tolerant. The leaf anatomy of these species was examined aiming to identify morphological characteristics that would allow the establishment of these species in water-scarce environments. The plants were harvested on "Pedra de Itacoatiara" and prepared according to the usual procedures. The petiole has a uniseriate epidermis with lignified cell walls, conical stegmata, and uniseriate multicelular and glandular trichomes. In A. villosa, the stomata protrude in a respiratory line. Under the epidermis the cells have thick, lignified walls. The parenchyma has phenolic compounds and starch grains. The petiole vascular bundles are surrounded by endodermis with Casparian strips and the xylem is V-shaped (A. villosa) or arc-shaped (A. tomentosa var. anthriscifolia). The leaf blades have a uniseriate epidermis with sinuous anticlinal and convex periclinal walls, conical stegmata and chloroplasts on both surfaces. The leaf margins of A. villosa have lignified cells. The guard cells of the stomata on the abaxial surface are on the same level or are raised above ordinary epidermal cells. Multicelular uniseriate trichomes and glandular hairs were observed. The dorsiventral mesophyll has loosely packed chlorenchyma with arm-shaped and H-shaped cells. The vascular bundles are surrounded by endodermis with Casparian strips and with parenchymatic extensions towards the epidermis. Anatomical results were analyzed considering the interaction of these plants with abiotic factors.

Uredinales sobre Blechnaceae, Thelypteridaceae, Schizaeaceae, Myrtaceae, Oxalidaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rubiaceae, Sapindaceae, Smilacaceae e Vitaceae da Reserva Florestal Armando de Salles Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Supplementum Tentaminis pteridographiae, continens genera et species ordinum dictorum Marattiaceae, Ophioglossaceae, Osmundaceae, Schizaeaceae et Lygodiaceae.

"Ex Actis Societatis Regiae Bohemicae Scientiarium. (Series V. Volumen IV.)"

Schizaeales no Parque Estadual do Itacolomi, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Esse trabalho consiste no estudo taxonômico das Schizaeales no Parque Estadual do Itacolomi, localizado nos municípios de Ouro Preto e Mariana, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. O Parque é constituído principalmente por campos rupestres e florestas estacionais semideciduais. A ordem Schizaeales ocorre essencialmente em ambientes tropicais e temperado meridional, sendo constituída por três famílias: Schizaeaceae, Anemiaceae e Lygodiaceae. Foram encontrados 14 táxons, distribuídos em três gêneros: Anemia (11 espécies, com reconhecimento de três variedades), Lygodium (uma espécie), Schizaea (uma espécie). Do total de táxons estudados, seis são endêmicos do Brasil. São apresentadas chaves de identificação, descrições, ilustrações e comentários.

Miocene microflora of Belorado (Spain)

Neogene deposits from Belorado (Province de Burgos, Spain) in the NE border of the Duero Basin have been analyzed. The palynologic analysis of the samples suggests the existence of arboreal landscapes associated with the herbaceous cover creating belts of vegetation around restricted aquatic areas (marshy and lacustrine environments). The characteristics of the palynomorph assemblages allow to define a warm-template climate with strong seasons. The age of these deposits could be included in the middle Miocene (Aragonian).