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NZ Plants
Chiloscyphus villosus
Family: Lophocoleaceae
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Plants
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Dorsal surface of shoot
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Dorsal surface of leaves close to the shoot tip are smooth
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Dorsal surface of leaves further away from the shoot tip have papillae
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Leaves with epidermal echinae (spines)
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Echinae seen in the light microscope
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Echinae seen in the scanning electron microscope
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Ventral surface of shoot with underleaves
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Underleaves
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Chiloscyphus villosus is a larger plant than Chiloscyphus.muricatus. Leaf tips are weakly divided to undivided and are densely covered with echinae (conical projections) on the dorsal surface, and abundant to absent on the ventral surface. The ventral stem bears paraphyllia (multicellular outgrowths). Underleaves are 4-lobed and surfaces are covered with echinae.
An endemic species found throughout New Zealand from forest to open scrubby areas, on soil, logs and rocks.
