New Combinations and Taxa in the Revision of Characeae
Author(s): R. D. Wood
Source: Taxon, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan., 1962), pp. 7-25
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NEW COMBINATIONS AND TAXA IN THE REVISION
OF CHARACEAE
R. D. Wood (Kingston, Rhode Island)
The present study summarizes the taxonNew taxa are described in Latin diagnoses
omic revisions of the Characeae as they are accompanying the name. New usages are
proposed for the writer's forthcoming mono- printed in boldface.
The revision is admittedly a radical depargraph on Characeae. The objective of this
report is to set priority for new combinations, ture from current taxonomic treatments of
names, and taxa. Documentation is minimal, Characeae, but its endeavor has been reand literature is listed only for species not peatedly foreshadowedby occasionalattempts
included in the author's earlier review (Wood, to initiate reunification, such as in Braun's
1952).
outline (1867), Nordstedt's synopsis (1882),
Innovations include (1) new subgenera, J. Groves' treatment of Chara zeylanica
sections, and subsections, (2) new names for (1911), and Zaneveld's treatment of the Anarnumerous previously described subgenera, throdactylae (1940).
sections, and subsections to bring them into
The writer wishes to acknowledge the
accord with the International Code of Bota- great contribution of Dr. Kozo Imahori,
nical Nomenclature, (3) reorganization of all Department of Botany, University of Osaka,
taxa on the basis of overall similarity in gross Japan, while he worked on the project in
and microscopic morphology, a treatment in the writer's laboratory from 1957 to 1959.
contrast to the practice of subdividing taxa His findings confirmed many of the author's
on the presence and/or absence of single earlier conclusions. Where Dr. Imahori'swork
"key characters," (4) reorganization of the disclosed previously unrecognized relationtaxa into a system which requires the reduc- ships, the author citations indicate combined
tion of a large number of currently accepted responsibility as "Imah. & R.D.W."
The Latin diagnoses have been graciously
species, subspecies, and varieties, and (5)
reavaluation of certain popular key charac- corrected and edited by Mrs. Margaret Caters, the most important of which may be passo of Wakefield, R. I.
(a) monoecious versus dioecious states which
is here concluded to reflect minor genetic
variation only rarely of sufficient significance
Family CHARACEAE Rich. in
to separate taxonomic taxa of Characeae
Humb. & Bonpl.
(previously considered a species character),
versus
(b) brachydactylae
macrodactylae I. Tribe CHAREAE Leonh.
which is here concluded to reflect minor
variations at the infraspecific taxon level
1. Subtribe Charinae R.D.W., subtribe
nov.
(previously considered a species or series
character), and (c) relative number of corti- Plantae aut corticatae aut ecorticatae; bracti
cated branchlet segments which here is con- nodorum ramulorum3-6 et stipulae nodorum
cluded to reflect infraspecific recombinations caulium peraro inchoati. TYPE: Genus Chara.
(previously considered a species or series
1. Genus CHARA L.
character).
1. Subgenus Chara, nom. nov. (Chara
All names of species which have been used
sect. Diplostephanae A. Br.).
the
writer
&
(cf. especially 1952, 1959,
by
Imahori 1959) are included in the classifica1. Section Chara, nom. nov. (Chara
tion.
subsect. Diplostichae A. Br.).
The revision is based upon extensive study
1. Subsection Chara, subsect.
of specimens including types. Groups of
nov.
species of uncertain disposition are assembled Plantae similes Charae vulgari sed spinuli
in arbitrary temporary taxa designated as caulium
TYPE:
solitares,
"INCERTAE" with a suggested disposition. Chara tomentosa. peraro geminati.
1) Supported in part by the Research Fund
of the College of Arts and Sciences of the
University of Rhode Island; and in part by
grant G 3941 (1957-59) of the National
Science Foundation.
1. CHARA TOMENTOSA L.
1. var. TOMENTOSA (C. tomentosa, C.
latifolia Willd., C. ceratophyllaWallr.,
C. domini Vilh.).
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2. var. disjuncta (Nordst.) R.D.W., stat.
nov. (C. tomentosa subsp. disjuncta
Nordstedt (1889: 36), C. disjuncta
(Nordst.) Trab. ex Feldm.).
2 CHARA VULGARIS L.
1. var. VULGARIS
1. f. vulgaris (C. vulgaris, C. foetida
A. Br., C. contraria A. Br. ex Kiitz.,
p.p.).
2. f. rabenhorstii (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. rabenhorstii Braun
(1850: 524), C. foetida subsp. rabenhorstii (A. Br.) A. Br.).
3. f. boveana (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. boveana Braun (1867: 918),
C. vulgaris subsp. boveana (A. Br.)
Zanev.).
4. f. kieneri (Daily) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. kieneri Daily (1949: 127)).
5. f. crispa (Wallm.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. crispa Wallman (1853: 311)).
6. f. ATROVIRENS (Lowe) H. & J. Gr.
(C. atrovirens).
7. f. pistianensis (Vilh.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. pistianensis Vilhelm (1923:
rep. p. 2)).
8. f. contraria (A. Br. ex Kiitz.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. contraria Braun ex
Kiitzing, p.p. (1845: 258), C. foetida
var. contraria (A. Br. ex Kiitz.) Coss.
& Germ. (1882: pl. 41)).
9. f. tenera (Hasslow) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. tenera Hasslow (1939: 817)).
10. f. schaffneri (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. contraria subsp. schaffneri
Braun (1882: 146), C. sclhaffneri (A.
Br.) T.F.A.).
11. f. muscosa (J. Gr. & B.-W.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. muscosa J. Groves &
Bullock-Webster (1924: 33)).
12. f. hispidula (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. contraria var. hispidula
Braun (1847: 7)) (tylacanthous: C.
contraria var. hispidula A. Br.; aulacanthous: C. foetida var. hispidula
"A. R." (= Roth?) ex Coss. & Germ.).
13. f. crassicaulis (Schl. ex A. Br.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (C. foetida var.
crassicaulisSchleicher ex Braun(18,34.
355), C. crassicaulis (Schl. ex A. Br.)
Kiitz.).
14. f. andina (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. baltica var. andina Braun (1882:
157)).
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15. f. papillosa (Kiitz.) R.D.W., comb
nov. (C. papillosa Kiitzing (1834:
707)).
Chara intermedia, see under C. hispida var. major f. intermedia.
16. f. calveraensis R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta sterilis, probabiliter monoica, diplostephana, diplosticha; spinulae, stipulae, bractae, bracteolaeque elongatissimae; stipulae
inaequales. TYPE: Morong, Sept. 1890. Pools
of brackish soda water, Monte Amargo near
Calvera, Chili (NY). Named for the locality.
17. f. excelsa (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. excelsa T. F. Allen (1882:
43)).
18. f. intumescens (Rob.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. intumescens Robinson (1906:
268)).
19. f. gobiana (Vilh.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. gobiana Vilhelm (1928:rep. p. 15)).
2. var. oedophylla (Feldm.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. oedophylla Feldmann
3. var. kirghisorum (Less.)R.D.W., (1945:
168). comb. nov. (C. kirghisorumLessing (1835: 212)).
1. f. kirghisorum (C. kirghisorum).
2. f. filiformis (Hertzsch) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. filiformis Hertzsch (1855: 81))
(C. jubata A. Br. ex Kiitz., C. contraria var. jubata (A. Br. ex Kiitz.)
Mill.).
3. f. hungarica (Fil.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. hungarica Filarszky (1930:
655)).
4. var. inconnexa (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. inconnexa T. F. Allen (1882:
40)).
1. f. inconnexa (C. inconnexa, C. hypnoides Rob.).
2. f. hippelliana (Vilh.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. contraria subsp. hippelliana
Vilhelm (1914: 102, 277), C. hippelliana (Vilh.) Vilh., C. pseudogymnophyila Fil.).
3. f. brionica (Stapf) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. brionica Stapf (1881-1902:
exs. No. 1585)).
4. f. nitelloides (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. contraria var. nitelloides
Braun (1882: 145) (non Vilhelm (1912:
28) as C. foetida f.)).
5. f. arrudensis (Mendes) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. arrudensis Mendes
(1947: 287)).
6. f. scepusiensis (Fil.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. scepusiensis Filarszky (1926:
8, 12)).
7. f. howeana R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta monoica, diplostephana, diplosticha;
ramuli aut ecorticati aut cum 1-2 segmentibus
infimis aut non plene corticati; bractae unilaterales; antheridia c. 330 I diametro, 8scutata. TYPE: M. S. BAKER
& E. P. NrrrING,
July 25, 1894. In shallow water, Eagle Lake,
Lassen Co., Calif. (NY). Named in honor of
Marshall A. Howe.
5. var. imperfecta (A. Br. ex Leonh.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (C. imperfecta
Braun ex Leonhardi (1863: 147)).
1. f. imperfecta (C. imperfecta).
2. f. dissoluta (A. Br. ex Leonh.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. dissoluta Braun ex
Leonhardi (1864: 182)).
6. var. denudata (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. denudata Braun (1847: 5)).
1. f. denudata (C. denudata).
2. f. socotrensioides R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta similis formae denudatae sed saepe
cum corticato inchoato et cum stipularum
uno ordine. TYPE: L. P. KHANNA,April 1934.
Tavoy, Lower Burma (vial 566 in herb. G. O.
Allen), as C. nuda.
7. var. GYMNOPHYLLA(A. Br.) Nyman
1. f. gymnophylla (C. gymnophylla, C.
squamosa Desf.).
2. f. rohlenae (Vilh.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. rohlenae Vilhelm (1912: 30),
C. gymnophylla f. rohlenae (Vilh.)
Fil.).
3. f. grovesii (Pal) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. grovesii Pal (1982: 85)).
4. f. conimbrigensis (G. da C.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. conimbrigensis Gongalves da Cunha (1943: 142)).
Subsection INCERTAE
Charadenudata, see C. vulgaris var. denudata.
Chara nuda, see C. socotrensis f. nuda.
Chara dissoluta, see C. vulgaris var. imperfecta f. dissoluta.
Chara imperfecta, see C. vulgaris var. imperfecta.
Chara capensis, see C. globularis f. amplexa.
2. Subsection Hartmania R.D.W., subsect. nov.
Plantae diplostephanae, diplostichae, magnitudine variabiles; similes subsectionis Charae
plantis, sed spinulae generaliter geminatae
vel fasciculatae;stipulae generaliter elongatae.
TYPE: Chara hispida L. (non auct.). Named
in honor of Carl Johan Hartman.
1. CHARA HISPIDA L.
1. var. hispida
1. f. hispida (C. hispida (non auct., var. major), C. aculeolata Kiitz.).
2. f. polyacantha (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. polyacantha Braun in
Braun, Rab. & Stiz. No. 48. 1859, C.
pedunculata Kiitz.).
3. f. corfuensis (J. Gr. ex Fil.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. corfuensis J. Groves
ex Filarszky (1936: 477)).
2. var. major (Vaill. ex Hy) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. major Vaillant ex Hy
(1913: 37)).
1. f. major (C. hispida auct., e.g., J.
Groves & Bullock-Webster(1924: 30),
Migula (1867: 624)).
2. f. crassicaulis (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. hispida var. micracantha f.
crassicaulis Braun (1867: 5), C. equisetina Kiitz., C. hispida var. equisetina (Kiitz.) Vilh.).
3. f. rudis (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. foetida var. rudis Braun in Braun,
Rab. & Stiz. No. 4, 1857, C. rudis
(A. Br. in Wahlst.) A. Br. ex Leonh.).
4. f. intermedia (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. intermedia Braun (1859: exs.
No. 45)) (see also C. vulgaris f. papillosa).
5. f. bohemica (Vilh.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. hispida subsp. bohemica Vilhelm (1914: 141), C. bohemica (Vilh.)
Vilh., C. intermedia subsp. pannonica
Vilh.).
3. var. baltica (Bruz.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. baltica Bruzelius (1824: 11)).
1. f. baltica (C. baltica, C. firma Ag.,
C. nolteana A. Br.).
2. f. liljebladii (Wallm.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. liliebladii Wallman (1853:
314), C. baltica var. liliebladii (Wallm.)
A. Br.).
3. f. fastigiata (Wallm.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. baltica 7 fastigiata Wallman
(1854: 314), C. horrida Wahlst.).
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4. var. sibirica (Mig.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. sibirica Migula (1904: 537)).
2. Section Desvauxia R.D.W., nom. nov.
(subsect. Haplostichae A. Br., Chara
subsect. corticatae isostichae A. Br.).
Named in honor of the collector and author,
A. N. Desvaux.
1. CHARA CANESCENS Desv. in Lois.
1. f. canescens (monoecious: C. altaica
A. Br., C. evoluta T.F.A.; dioecious:
C. canescens (= C. crinita Wallr.)).
2. f. hirsuta (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. hirsuta T. F. Allen (1900:
301)).
3. Section Grovesia R.D.W., nom. nov.
(Chara sect. Triplostichae A. Br.).
Named in honor of the Groves brothers,
Henry and James.
L Subsection Grovesia, nom. nov.
(Chara series Phloeobasalia Zanev.).
1. CHARA GLOBULARISThuill.
1. var. GLOBULARIS
1. f. globularis (C. globularis, C. capillacea Thuill., C. fragilis Desv., C.
hedwigia Ag. ex Bruz., C. viridis
Hartm., and a number of variations;
monoecious: e.g., C. globularis; mixed
monoecious and dioecious: C. conniventi-fragilis; and dioecious: e.g., C.
fragifera Dur.) (here also might be
sought C. concinna, C. connivens, see
f. connivens).
2. f. salina (Schur) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. salina Schur (1870: 202)).
3. f. mauretanica (Feldm.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. mauretanicaFeldmann
(1945: 171)).
4. f. connivens (Salzm. ex A. Br.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (C. connivens
Salzmannex Braun(1835:73)) (monoecious: C. globularis (variations);dioecious: C. connivens, C. concinna Dur.
& Coss. in Dur. (= C. duriae A. Br.
(nom. illeg.))).
5. f. arcuatofolia (Vilh.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. arcuatofolia Vilhelm (1928:
rep. p. 16)).
6. f. capensis (Meyen ex Kiitz.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. capensis Meyen ex
Kiitzing (1857: 28), C. foetida subsp.
capensis (Meyen ex Kiitz.) A. Br.)
(triplostichous:C. amplexa; somewhat
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diplostichous: C. capensis Meyen ex
KiUtz.)(might also be sought under
Chara subsect. Incertae).
2. var. virgata (Kiitz.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. virgata Kiitzing (1834: 705), C.
fragilis virgata (Kiitz.) Kiitzing (1843:
319)).
1. f. virgata (isostichous: C. globularis
(and variants); tylacanthous: C. delicatula Ag. (non Desv. = var. aspera)
(nom. illeg.), C. verrucosa Itz., C.
lamyana S.-R.).
2. f. macounii (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. aspera var. macounii T. F.
Allen (1882: 44), C. macounii (T.F.A.)
Rob.).
3. f. HAKONENSIS Kasaki (ined.?).
Specimen, and probable type, seen: KASAKI
3231. July 17, 1957. Asinoko-lake, Hakone,
Japan (in herb. Kasaki?) (ISOTYPE, in herb.
R. D. Wood).
4. f. leiopitys (Wheld.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. leiopitys Wheldon (1946:
306)).
5. f. chrysospora (J. Gr. & Steph.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (C. chrysospora
J. Groves & Stephens (1926: 155)).
6. f. hereroensis (Nordst.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. hereroensis Nordstadt
(1900: rep. p. 2)).
7. f. fischeri (Mig.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. fischeri Migula (1904: 538)).
3. var. leptosperma (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. leptosperma Braun
(1882: 184)).
1. f. leptosperma (monoecious: C. leptosperma; dioecious: C. infirma A.
Br., C. domini Vilh. (?)).
2. f. handae (Pal) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. handae Pal (1932: 86)) (similar to
C. zeylanica f. vandaleurensis).
3. f. tanyglochis (H. & J. Gr.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. tanyglochis H. & J.
Groves (1906: 286)).
4. f. schroederi (Mig.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. schroederi Migula (1914:
183)).
5. f. poopoensis (G.O.A.)R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. poopoensis G. O. Allen (1940:
155)).
6. f. abnormiformis (Vilh.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. abnormiformisVilhelm
(1928: rep. p. 16)).
4. var. kraussii (A. Br. ex Kiitz.) R.D.W.,
(1926: 156)) (near C. globularis f.
comb. nov. (C. kraussii Braun ex Kiitleptosperma).
zing (1857: 22) as "Krausii").
3. f. inermis (Zanev.) R.D.W., comb.
1. f. kraussii (C. kraussii, C. phaeochinov. (C. inermisZaneveld (1940:198)).
ton (A. Br.) A. Br.).
3. Subsection Willdenowia R.D.W.,
2. f. kraussiana (J. Gr. & Steph.)
nom. nov. (seriesGymnobasaliaZanev.,
comb.
nov.
kraussiana
R.D.W.,
(C.
A. Br.).
Gymnopodes
J. Groves & Stephens (1933: 285), C. Named in
honor of Karl Ludwig Willdenow.
a
galioides subsp. kraussii
genuina
Braun).
1. CHARA ZEYLANICA Klein ex Willd.
5. var. aspera (Deth. ex Willd.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. aspera Detharding ex
1. var. ZEYLANICA
Willdenow (1809: 298)).
1. f. ZEYLANICA (conjoined: C. zey1. f. aspera (C. aspera, C. delicatula
lanica, C. gymnopus A. Br., C. vertiDesv. (non Ag.)).
cillata Roxb. (mistakenly written "C.
2. f. curta (Nolte ex Kiitz.) R.D.W.,
verticulata" by Hate); sejoined: C.
comb. nov. (C. curta Nolte ex Kiitzing
sejuncta A. Br., C. martiana A. Br.
ex Wallm., p.p.; dioecious: C. rusby(1857: 22)) (C. desmacantha J. Gr. &
B.-W. (nom. illeg.), C. fallax Ag.)
ana Howe, C. martiana A. Br. ex
(near C. hispida f. hispida).
Nordst.).
3. f. galioides (DC.) R.D.W., comb.
2. f. MICHAUXII (A. Br.) H. & J. Gr.
nov. (C. galioides DeCandolle (1813:
(C. haitensis Turp., C. polyphylla A.
93)).
Br., C. polyphylla subsp. michauxii
A. Br., C. michauxii (A. Br.) Kiitz.)
4. f. strigosa (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. strigosa Braun (1847: 16)).
(conjoined: C. haitensis Turp., C.
conjungens (A. Br.) A. Br.; sejoined:
6. var. tenuispina (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
have been identified as C. sejuncta).
nov. (C. tenuispina Braun (1835: 68)).
3. f. BERTEROI (A. Br.) H. & J. Gr.
7. var. stachymorpha (Gant.) R.D.W.,
(C. indica Bert.).
comb. nov. (C. stachymorpha Ganterer
4. f. TRICHACANTHA (A. Br.) H. &
(1847: 19)) (might be sought under var.
J. Gr. (C. gymnopus fl trichacantlha
kraussii).
A. Br., C. trichacantha(A. Br.) Rob.).
5. f. HUMBOLDTIANA (A. Br.) Zanev.
8. var. kokeilii (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. kokeilii Braun (1847: 14), C.
(C. foliolosa Muhl. ex Willd.) (incl. f.
humboldtii (nom. illeg.)).
vulgaris subsp. kokeilii (A. Br.) Zanev.).
6. f. ELEGANS (A. Br. ex T.F.A.) H. &
2. CHARA GLOBATA Mig.
J. Gr. (C. gymnopus var. elegans A.
Chara domini, see C. tomentosa.
Br. ex T.F.A., C. elegans (A. Br. ex
T.F.A.) Rob., C. sanctae-margaritae
2. Subsection Kuetzingia R.D.W., sub(T.F.A.) Rob., C. palmeri Wood (=
sect. nov.
C.
stellata Rob. (non Gray, = N.
Plantae diplostephanae, triplostichae; similes
tenuissima))).
subsectionis Grovesiae plantis, sed ramuli
7. f. kenoyeri (Howe) R.D.W., comb.
segmentae basalis cortex discoloratus saepe
nov. (C. kenoyeri Howe (1929: 159))
diaphanus; ramuli segmenta basalia saepe
(monoecious:reported by Prescott,but
malformata, abbreviata vel inflata. TYPE:
not yet confirmed; dioecious: C.
Chara setosa. Named in honor of Friedrich
kenoyeri).
Traugott Kiitzing.
8. f. filicaulis (Rob.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. filicaulis Robinson (1906.
1. CHARA SETOSA Klein ex Willd.
285)) (possibly = var. sejuncta f.
1. f. setosa (C. setosa, C. brachypus A.
sejuncta).
Br.) (near C. globularis f. globularis).
2. f. pseudobrachypus (J. Gr. & Steph.)
2. var. sejuncta (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. sejuncta Braun (1845: 264, ft.
R.D.W., comb. nov. (C. pseudonote)).
brachypus J. Groves & Stephens
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1. f. sejuncta (conjoined:C. wikstroemii
Wallm.; sejoined: C. sejuncta, C.
compactaRob.; dioecious: C. rusbyana
Howe, p.p.).
2. f. formosa (Rob.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. formosa Robinson (1906: 296)).
3. f. drouetii R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta monoica, diplostephana, triplosticha,
gymnopoda, tenuis, 35 cm. alta; ramulibreves,
0.8 cm. longi, incurvati, conniventi; gametangia sejuncta, oosporae atrae 405-435 It
longae, 260-285 y latae, striae 11-12, membrana levis vel obscure punctata. TYPE: F.
DROUET 1351, Aug. 1, 1935. In shallow water
of pond at base of dunes, Urubri, Municipio
de Fortaleza,Cearai,Brazil (NY) as C. sejuncta
A. Br., det. G. O. Allen. Named in honor of
the collector, Dr. Francis Drouet.
4. f. tenuifolia R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta monoica diplostephana, triplosticha,
gymnopoda, c. 12 cm. alta, tenuis; ramuli
divergentes, tenui nodosi, c. 1.4 cm. longi;
segmenta basilia brevis, ad 255 y longi,
255 1 lati; bractae verticillatae. TYPE: E.
FAXON (NY). Named
for the long slender,
nodulous branchlets which resemble, somewhat, those of C. globularis var. aspera.
3. var. diaphana (Meyen) R.D.W., comb
nov. (C. armata var. diaphana Meyen
(1835: 131).
1. f. diaphana (C. zeylanica f. diaphana
(Meyen) Zanev.).
2. f. oerstediana (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. inconstans Braun ex Kiitzing
(1857: 28), C. (inconstans)oerstediana
Braun (1858: 367), C. zeylanica f.
inconstans (A. Br. ex Kiitz.) H. & J.
Gr., C. cruegeriana A. Br., C. gymnopus f. currasavicaA. Br., C. commersonii A. Br.).
3. f. cubensis (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. cubensis T. F. Allen (1894:
163)).
4. f. depauperata (T.F.A.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. depauperata T. F.
Allen (1894: 167)).
5. f. ARMATA (Meyen) Zanev. (C.
variabilis Fil.).
6. f. GUATEMALENSIS(Nordst.)Zanev.
7. f. vandalurensis (Sund.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. vandalurensis Sundaralingam (1959: 46)).
8. f. carmenensis (T.F.A.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. carnwmnensisT. F.
Allen (1894: 164)).
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4. var. brittonii (T.F.A. ex Rob.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. brittonii T. F. Allen ex
Robinson (1906: 295)).
2. Subgenus CHAROPSIS (Kiitz. em.
Rupr.) Leonh. (Sectio Haplostephanae
A. Br., StenartreaeGant.).
1. Section Charopsis (subsect. Ecorticatae A. Br., Chara sect. Heterosiphoniae
Wallr., Chara hypogynae sect. Monosiphoniae A. Br., Charopsis subsect.
Ecorticatae Leonh.).
1. CHARA BRAUNII Gm. (extremely close
to C. baueri).
1. f. braunii (C. coronata A. Br.).
2. f. schweinitzii (A. Br.) R.D.W., stat.
nov. (C. coronata subsp. schweinitzii
Braun (1834: 353), C. schweinitzii
(A. Br.) Kiitz.).
3. f. pallida (Rob.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. pallida Robinson (1906: 258)).
4. f. kurzii (Zanev.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. braunii var. kurzii Zaneveld
(1940: 144)).
5. f. coromandelina (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. coronata var. orientalis
A. Br., p.p., C. coronata var. coromandelina A. Br., p.p., C. braunis
var. coronmandelina(A. Br.) Zanev.).
6. f. oahuensis (Meyen) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. oahuensis Meyen, p.p.
(1835: 131), C. braunii var. oahuensis
(Meyen) Zanev.).
7. f. perrottetii (A. Br.) R.D.W., stat.
nov. (C. coronata 7 perrottetii Braun
(1834: 353), C. braunii 7 perrottetii
(A. Br.) Wallm.).
2. CHARA CORALLINA Klein ex Willd.
1. var. corallina
1. f. corallina (monoecious: C. corallina; dioecious: C. australis R. Br.,
C. plebefa R. Br. ex A. Br.).
2. f. kyusyensis (Imah.) R.D.W., stat.
nov. (C. corallina var. kyusyensis
Imahori (1954: 152)).
2. var. nobilis (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. australis var. nobilis Braun
(1882: 105)).
1. f. nobilis (C. australis var. nobilis).
2. f. stuartiana (Mull. ex Kiitz.)R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (Nitella stuartiana Miiller
ex Kiitzing (1857: 11)).
3. f. lucida (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(C. australis var. lucida Braun (1882:
106)).
4. f. vieillardii (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. australis var. vieillardii
Braun (1882: 106)).
5. f. simplicissima (Fil.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (Tolypella (Nitellopsis) simplicissima Filarszky (1934: 716)) (Protochara australis Wom. & Ophel, C.
australis var. vieillardii f. simplicissima (Fil.) Zanev.).
6. f. inflata (Fil. & G.O.A. ex Fil.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (Nitellopsis inflata Filarszky & G. O. Allen ex
Filarszky (1936: 488)) (Protochara
inflata (Fil. & G.O.A. ex Fil.) Worn.
& Ophel, Chara inflata (Fil. & G.O.A.
ex Fil.) MacDon. & Hotch.).
benthami A. Br.; dioecious: C. preissii
A. Br., C. dichopitys A. Br. (nom.
illeg.)).
2. f. taiwania (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. gymnopitys var. taiwania
Imahori (1953d: 123)).
3. f. curtissii (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. curtissii T. F. Allen (1906:
2. var. bulbilifera (C. Dont.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (Nitellopsis bulbilifera C.
Donterberg (ined. ?)).
2. Section Agardhia R.D.W., nom. nov.
(Subsectio Corticatae A. Br.).
Named in honor of C. (Karl) Adolph Agardh.
1. Subsection Agardhia (incl. both
Series Gymnoclemae Zanev. (= Gymnophyllae A. Br.) and Gymnopodes
A. Br.).
2. var. myriophylla (F. MUill.ex A. Br.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (C. myriophylla F.
MiUllerex Braun (1852: 707)).
1. f. myriophylla (C. myriophylla).
2. f. crinitiformis (Rob.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. crinitiformisRobinson (1906:
272)).
4. f. keukensis (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. gymnopitys var. keukensis
T. F. Allen (1893: 120), C. keukensis
(T.F.A.) Rob.).
5. f. longicorollata (Kasaki) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. longicorollata Kasaki
(?1958: 163)).
6. f. erythrogyna (Griff.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. erythrogyna Griffith (1849:
278)) (C. griffithii A. Br.).
7. f. acanthopitys (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. gymnopitys y acanthopitys Braun (1882: 127), C. fibrosa
subsp. gymnopitys var. acanthopitys
3. var. wallichii (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
(A. Br.) Zanev.).
nov. (C. wallichii Braun (1882: 107)).
8. f. tylacantha (Nordst.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. gymnopitys f. tylacan3. CHARA SOCOTRENSISNordst. in Kuhn
tha Nordstedt (1889: 34)).
9. f. arnhemensis R.D.W., f. nov.
1. var. socotrensis
Planta monoica, haplostephana, triplosticha,
1. f. socotrensis (C. socotrensis).
similis formae fibrosae, sed
2. f. fulgens (Fil.) R.D.W., comb. nov. gymnophylla;
hirsutior; spinuli, stipulae, bractae bracteo(C. fulgens Filarszky (1934: 720)).
laeque maxime elongatae, 2000 y longae.
3. f. pashanii (Dixit) R.D.W., comb. TYPE: R. L. SPEcTrr A-21, May 7, 1948.
nov. (C. pashanii Dixit (1935: 258)). Hemple Bay, Groote Eylandt, in the Gulf of
4. f. nuda (Pal) R.D.W., comb. nov. (C. Carpentaria, Arnhem Land, Australia (AD),
nuda Pal (1932: 81)) (refer to C. vul- annot. C. spechtii by R. D. Wood, Oct. 7,
garis var. denudata f. socotrensioides). 1958.
I. CHARA FIBROSA Ag. ex Bruz.
1. var. FIBROSA
1. f. fibrosa (monoecious: C. fibrosa,
C. flaccida A. Br., C. coronatiformis
Rob., C. gymnopitys A. Br., p.p., C.
260)).
3. var. hookeri (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. hookeri Braun (1849: 202)).
1. f. hookeri (C. hookeri, C. microphylla F. Miill. ex Kiitz.).
2. f. thwaitesii (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. thwaitesii Braun (1882: 132))
3. f. drummondii (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. drummondii Braun
(1849: 201)) (C. psilopitys A. Br. ex
Nordst. (nom. illeg.)).
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4. f. weddellii (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. psilopitys var. weddellii
Braun (1882: 131)).
5. f. burmanica (Pal) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. burmanica Pal (1932: 83)).
4. var. hydropitys (Reich.)R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. hydropitys Reichenbach (1829:
1600)).
1. f. hydropitys (C. hydropitys, C. hatei
Dixit).
2. f. mexicana (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. hydropitys mexicana T. F.
Allen (1893: 12), C. mexicana (T.F.A.)
Rob.).
3. f. schneckii (Rob.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. schneckii Robinson (1906:
271)).
Chara pseudohydropitys might be
sought here, see species 3.
4. f. morongii (Rob.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. morongii Robinson (1906:
270)).
5. f. robbinsii (Halst.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. robbinsii Halsted (1879: 183))
(C. hydropitysP majusculaNordst. ex
A. Br., C. hydropitys septentrionalis
Nordst. ex T.F.A.).
6. f. perfecta (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. hydropitys a perfecta Braun
(1882: 133)) (C. liebmanni Rob.).
7. f. africana (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. hydropitys africana Braun
t
(1882: 135)).
2. CHARA LEPTOPITYS A. Br. (near C.
flaccida).
1. CHARA BAUERI A. Br. (extremely close
to C. braunii).
1. f. baueri (= C. scoparia Bauer in
Reich., non Chev.).
2. f. pelosiana (Avetta) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. pelosiana Avetta (1898: 235)).
3. f. muelleri (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. scoparia fl muelleri Braun
(1852: 708)).
3. Subsection Wallmania R.D.W., subsect. nov.
Plantae haplostephanae, diplostichae ad triplostichae, gymnophyllae, caule corticato;
plantae magnae, robustae, cum gametangia
magna, saepe 1000 y longa. TYPE: Chara
hornemannii Wallm. Named in honor of
Johan Wallman.
1. CHARA HORNEMANNII Wallm.
1. f. hornemannii
2. f. nordhoffiae (T.F.A.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. hornemannii nordhoffiae T. F. Allen (1900: 299), C. nordhoffiae (T.A.F.) Rob.).
3. f. longifolia (Rob.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (C. longifolia Robinson (1906:
272)).
2. CHARA BUCKELLII G.O.A.
2. Genus LAMPROTHAMNIUMJ. Gr.
(LamprothamnusA. Br., non Hiern)
(close to sect. Agardhia).
1. LAMPROTHAMNIUM HANSENII Sond.
(Chara hansenii (Sond.) Ophel).
2. Lamprothamnium succinctum (A. Br. in
Asch.) R.D.W., comb. nov. (Chara succincta Braun in Ascherson (1878: 257)).
3. LAMPROTHAMNIUM PAPULOSUM
3. CHARA PSEUDOHYDROPITYS Imah.
(Wallr.) J. Gr. (Chara alopecuroides Del.
ex A. Br. (nom. illeg.)).
4. CHARA ECKLONII A. Br. ex Kiitz.
1. var. papulosum
1. var. ecklonii
1. f. papulosum
(Lamprothamnium
2. var. mollusca (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
papulosum).
nov. (C. mollusca Braun (1882: 116)).
2. f. carrissoi (G. da C.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (LamprothamniumcarrissoiGon5. CHARA SUBMOLLUSCA Nordst.
9alves da Cunha (1942: 84)).
2. Subsection Braunia R.D.W., subsect.
3. f. aragonensis (G. da C.) R.D.W.,
nov.
comb. nov. (Lamprothamnium araPlantae haplostephanae, diplo-triplostichae,
gonensis Gongalves da Cunha (1942:
82)).
gymnophyllae; similes Charae braunii sed
caule corticato; ramuli cum minuta corona
4. f. pouzolsii (Gay ex A. Br.) R.D.W.,
terminale. TYPE: Chara baueri A. Br.
comb. nov. (Chara pouzolsii Gay ex
Named in honor of Alexander Braun.
Braun (1835: 58), Lamprothamnus
1. f. leptopitys (C. leptopitys).
2. f. subebracteata (Nordst.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (C. leptopitys subsp. subebracteata Nordstedt (1891: pl. IX)).
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II. Tribe NITELLEAE Gant.
alopecuroides var. pouzolsii (Gay ex
A. Br.) A. Br.).
5. f. macropogon (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (Charamacropogon Braun
(1843: 116), Lamprothamniummacropogon (A. Br.) Ophel).
2. var. toletanus (Pr6sp.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (LamprothamnustoletanusPr6sper
(1910: 93), Lamprothamniumtoletanus
(Pr6sp.) R.D.W.).
3. Genus LYCHNOTHAMNUS (Rupr.)
A. Br.2) (near sect. Agardhia).
1. Genus NITELLA Ag. emend. A. Br.
1. Subgenus NITELLA (Subsect. AnarthrodactylaeJ. Gr. & B.-W.).
1. Section Nitella, sect. nov. (N.
flexilis sens. lat.).
Plantae monarthrodactylae, monofurcatae;
dactyli ramulorumelongati, acuti vel obtusi;
cellulae striarum oogoniarum elongantes;
coronula decidua. TYPE: Nitella flexilis.
1. LYCHNOTHAMNUSBARBATUS(Meyen)
Leonh.
1. f. barbatus (Lych. barbatus, Chara
spinosa Amici).
2. f. fasciculatus Imah. & R.D.W., f.
nov.
Planta monoica, similis formae barbatae, sed
caule prope omnino haplosticho; spinuli 1-3fasciculati, elongati, 2000 It longi; antheridia
magna, c. 450 yl diametro. TYPE: G. O.
Feb. 9, 1923. Shallow lake: 1 ft.,
ALLEN,
Gonda, Oudh, India. Issued as "No. 82. Herb.
G. O. Allen," as "Lychnothamnus barbatus"
(NY), annot. var. fasciculatus by R. D. Wood,
Jan. 24, 1959. Named in reference to the
fasciculate spine-cells.
2. Subtribe Nitellopsinae R.D.W., subtribe nov.
Plantae ecorticatae, bractae nodorum ramulorum 1-2, elongatae; sine stipulis. TYPE:
Genus Nitellopsis.
1. Genus NITELLOPSIS Hy (= Tolypellopsis Mig.).
attenuata).
3. f. atkahensis R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta monoica, monarthrodactyla,monofurcata, caeruleo-viridis, caudex, minima, 2-3
cm. alta; dactyli ramulorumacuti vel obtusi;
oogonia 800-900 y8 longa, 600-630 y lata,
cellulae striae 7-8, elongantes; oosporae
485-525 ys longae, 435-464 ys latae, striae
paucae, 4-5; antheridia magna, c. 710 ys dia-
1. NITELLOPSIS OBTUSA (Desv. in Lois.)
J. Gr. (Nit. stelligera (Bauer ap. Reich)
Hy).
1. f. obtusa (Chara stelligera Bauer,
Nit. obtusa, Nit. aculeolata S.-R.).
2. f. ulvoides (Bert. ap. Bruni) R.D.W.,
stat. nov. (Chara ulvoides Bertoloni
ap. Bruni (1825: 113), Nit. obtusa
var. ulvoides (Bert. ap. Bruni) J. Gr.).
2. NITELLOPSIS SARCULARIS Zanev.
Genus CHARINA Fil. & G.O.A. ex Fil.
(= Nitella).
CHARINA VERTICILLATA Fil. & G.O.A.
ex Fil., cf. Nitella verticillata, under Nitella
sect. Stephensia.
A. Braun, Abh. K. Akad. Wiss. Berlin
(1856): 328. 1857, has priority over the author
usually cited, Leonhardi (1863: 72).
2)
1. NITELLA FLEXILIS (L.) Ag.
1. var. flexilis
1. f. flexilis (monoecious: N. flexilis, N.
opaca (Ag. ex Bruz.) Ag., p.p.; dioecious: N. opaca, N. montana T.F.A.).
2. f. opscoides R.D.W., nom. nov. (N.
opaca f. elongata A. Br. ex Mig., non
N. flexilis f. elongata T.F.A. (=
f.
metro. TYPE: MAOOUN 6, Aug. 26, 1891.
Atkah Island, Behring Sea (NY) as N. flexilis
(depauperata).
4. f. LONGIFOLIA (A. Br. ap. Mig.)
Vilh. (N. laxa T.F.A.).
5. f. attenuata (H. & J. Gr.) R.D.W.,
6.
7.
8.
9.
comb. nov. (N. opaca var. attenuata
H. & J. Groves (1881: 356)).
f. NIDIFICA (Hartm.) Wallm. (N.
flexilis y nidifica, N. califomica f.
nidifica, N. flexilis var. subcapitata
A. Br. ex Rabh.).
f. monodactyla (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. monodactyla Braun
(1882: 28)).
f. paucicostata (T.F.A.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. paucicostata T. F.
Allen (1894: 525)).
f. mexicana (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. mexicana T. F. Allen (1894:
165)).
10. f. obtusa (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. obtusa T. F. Allen (1892:
230)).
2. var. spanioclema (J. Gr. & B.-W.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. spanioclema J.
Groves & Bullock-Webster (1919: rep.
p. 1)).
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2. NITELLA MIRABILIS Nordst. ex J. Gr.
3. NITELLA MACOUNII (T.F.A.) T.F.A.
(?N. spanioclema var. nidifica Daily).
2. Section Rajia R.D.W., sect. nov.
Plantae monarthrodactylae, monofurcatae;
dactyli ramulorumelongati, acuminati; cellulae striorum oogoniarum non elongantes;
coronulae persistentes. TYPE: Nitella acuminata. Named in honor of John Ray.
1. NITELLA ACUMINATA A. Br. ex
Wallm.
1. var. ACUMINATA (N. acuminata A.
Br. ex Wallman, based on Braun's invalid N. acuminata var. belangeri; N.
belangeri A. Br.) (N. lindheimeri A. Br.).
2. var. diffusa R.D.W., nom. nov. (N.
acuminata auct.) (N. stellaris T.F.A.).
3. var. SUBGLOMERATA(A. Br.) T.F.A.
1. f. subglomerata (N. subglomerata).
2. f. capitulifera (T.F.A.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. capitulifera T. F.
Allen (1896: 534)).
3. f. subspicata (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. subspicata T. F. Allen (1896:
6)) (monoecious: N. subspicata, N.
missouriensis T.F.A.; dioecious: N.
occidentalis T.F.A., N. blankinshipii
T.F.A.).
4. var. glomerulifera (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
stat. nov. (N. acuminata subsp. glomerulifera Braun (1882: 39)).
5. var. gollmeriana (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. gollmeriana Braun(1858:
355), N. acuminata subsp. gollmeriana
(A. Br.) A. Br.).
?2. NITELLA HETERODACTYLA Fil. &
G.O.A. ex Fil.
3. NITELLA CAPILLARIS (Krok.)J. Gr. &
B.-W.
1. f. CAPILLARIS (N. capitata (N. ab
Es.) Ag.).
2. f. syncarpa (Thuill.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (Chara syncarpa Thuillier (1799:
473), N. syncarpa (Thuill.) Chev.)
(Tolypella coutinhoi G. da C., N.
macrosperma A. Br. ex Kiitz.).
4. NITELLA POLYGYRAA. Br. ex Kiitz.
emend A. Br.
abbreviati, minutam coronam terminalem
formantes; dactyli ramulorumfertilorum acuminati, muris terminalibus maxime elongati,
capita fertilia minuta, globosa, sine muco.
TYPE: Nitella knightiae. Named in honor of
the collector, Dr. Margery Knight.
1. NITELLA KNIGHTIAE J. Gr. & Steph.
4. Section Brownia R.D.W., sect. nov.
Plantae monarthrodactylae, monofurcatae,
heteroclemae; dactyli acuminati; cellulae
internodiae ramulorumsaepe inflatae. TYPE:
Nitella clavata. Named in honor of Robert
Brown.
1. NITELLA CLAVATA Kiitz.
1. f. CLAVATA
2. f. dilatata (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. dilatata T. F. Allen (1894:
13)).
5. Section Riddellia R.D.W., sect. nov.
Plantae monarthrodactylae, monofurcatae,
homoeoclemae; dactyli ramulorum sterilium
abbreviati, coronam minutam terminalem
formantes; capita fertilia minuta, spicata,
cum muco denso. TYPE: Nitella praelonga.
Named in honor of the collector, John L.
Riddell.
1. NITELLA PRAELONGA A. Br.
1. var. praelonga
2. var. cernua (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. cernua Braun (1858: 354)).
6. Section Palia R.D.W., sect. nov.
Plantae monarthrodactylae,1-2-furcatae; cellulae ramulorumnon inflatae. TYPE: Nitella
allenii. Named in honor of Dr. B. P. Pal.
1. NITELLA ALLENII Imah.
1. f. allenii
2. f. inokasiraensis (Kasaki) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. inokasiraensisKasaki
(in press ?)).
3. f. mikawaeinsis R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta monoica, monarthrodactyla,2-furcatae,
heterophylla, peraro heteroclema; cetera
similes Nitellae allenio. TYPE: Coll. ?. No.
15. T. F. Allen, Char. Jap. Exs. (NY) as N.
subglomerata var. japonica. Named for the
Mikawa Province of Japan.
5. NITELLA BASTINII T.F.A.
3. Section Knightia R.D.W., sect. nov. 2. NITELLA STUARTII A. Br. (N. macounii
may be sought here, cf. sect. 1. Nitella).
Plantae monarthrodactylae, monofurcatae:
Section INCERTAE
dactyli ramulorum sterilorum generaliter
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1. NITELLA HOOKERI A. Br.
2. Subgenus Hyella R.D.W., subgen.
nov. (Nitella series Heterocellulatae
Zanev., p.p.).
Plantae polyarthrodactylae,1-2-furcatae; cellulae terminales dactylorum cylindricae, obtusae; membranae oosporarum saepe reticulatae. TYPE: Nitella dualis. Named in honor
of Rev. F. Hy.
1. NITELLA DUALIS Nordst.
1. var. dualis
2. var. pulchella (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. pulchella T. F. Allen (1895:
69)).
1. f. pulchella (N. pulchella, N. dimorpha Mig., N. globulifera Pal, p.p.).
2. f. superba (Pal) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(N. superba Pal (1932: 67)).
3. f. blowiana (J. Gr.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. blowiana J. Groves (1928:
133)).
?2. NITELLA HETEROTELES J. Gr. &
Steph.
3. NITELLA MYRIOTRICHIA A. Br. ex
Kiitz. (for N. myriotrichia subsp. huillensis, see N. mucronata f. huillensis).
4. NITELLA CAPILLATA A. Br.
5. NITELLA GROVESII Kundu
6. NITELLA LEPTOSTACHYS A. Br.
1. var. leptostachys (N. leptostachys).
2. var.leonhardii (R.D.W.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. leonhardii R. D. Wood (1952:
334)).
7. NITELLA GELATINOSA A. Br. (might
belong in Nitella subgen. Tieffallenia
sect. Persoonia).
3. Subgenus Tieffallenia R.D.W., subgen. nov. (Nitella series Heterocellulatae Zanev., p.p., series Bicellulatae
J. Gr., p.p., and Pluricellulatae J. Gr.,
p.p.).
Plantae arthrodactylae, 1-2-saepius-fu catae;
cellulae terminales dactylorum minutae, aut
mucronatae aut conicae acutaeque. TYPE:
Sect. Tieffallenia. Named in honor of Dr.
Timothy Field Allen.
1. Section Tieffallenia, sect. nov.
Plantae robustae; cellulae terminales dactylorum, vel dactyli ipses abbreviati, mucronati;
sine muco. TYPE: Subsect. Tieffallenia.
1. Subsection Tieffallenia, subsect. nov.
Cf. sect. Tieffallenia. TYPE: Nitella mucronata.
1. NITELLA MUCRONATA (A. Br.) Miq.
1. subsp. MUCRONATA
1. var. mucronata
1. f. mucronata (N. mucronata, N.
wahlbergiana Wallm., N. virgata A.
Br. ex Wallm.).
2. f. borealis (Wallm. ex Zett.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. borealis Wallm. ex
Zetterstedt (1839: 620), N. gracilis
var. borealis (Wallm. ex Zett.) A. Br.).
3. f. oligospira (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. oligospira Braun (1858: 357)).
4. f. dictyosperma (H. & J. Gr.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. dictyosperma
H. & J. Groves (1898: 324)).
5. f. pseudograciliformis (Fil.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. pseudograciliformis
Filarszky (1934: 707), N. mucronata
var. pseudograciliformis(Fil.) Zanev.).
6. f. huillensis (A. Br. & Welw. in A.
Br.) R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. myriotrichia subsp. huillensis A. Br. &
Welw. in Braun (1867: 892)).
Nitella gunnii may be sought here;
see N. gracilis subsp. leptosoma var.
penicillata.
7. f. africana (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (Chara africana Braun (1835:
53), N. africana (A. Br.) Kiitz., N.
gracilis fl africana (A. Br.) A. Br.).
8. f. wrightii (H. & J. Gr.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. microcarpa var.
wrightii H. & J. Groves (1911: 37)).
9. f. fascicularis (Fil. & G.O.A. ex Fil.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. fascicularis
Fil. & G.O.A. ex Filarszky (1936:
478)).
10. f. pseudoconglobata R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta similis formae pseudogracilimae sed
dactylae saepe tricellulatae et ramuli valde
heteromorphi. TYPE: I. Franc 596. New
Caledonia (US) as N. conglobata.
2. var. ogivalis (J. Gr. & Steph.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. ogivalis J. Groves &
Stephens (1933: 276)).
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3. var. alleninda (Zanev.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. alleninda Zaneveld (1940:105)).
4. var. capitellata (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. capitellata Braun (1882: 56)).
5. var. inaequalis (J. Gr.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. inaequalis J. Groves (1928:
127)).
2. subsp. flagelliformis (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. flagelliformis Braun (1849:
294), N. dispersa A. Br. (nom. illeg.)).
3. subsp. flagellifera (J. Gr. & G.O.A.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. flagellifera J.
Groves & G. O. Allen (1927: 337)).
1. f. flagellifera (N. flagellifera).
2. f. tuberculata (Kundu) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. tuberculata Kundu
(1937: 223)).
3. f. graciliformis (J. Gr.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. graciliformisJ. Groves
(1928: 128)).
4. f. patula (J. Gr. & G.O.A.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. patula J. Groves &
G. O. Allen (1927: 338)).
4. subsp. furcata (Roxb. ex Bruz.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (Chara furcata Roxb. ex Bruzelius (1824: 22), N. furcata (Roxb. ex Bruz.)
Ag.).
1. var. furcata
1. f. furcata (N. furcata, N. polyglochin
A. Br. ex Nordst., N. roxburghii A.
Br., N. burmanica Pal, N. fallosa
Mor., N. oligospira var. australiensis
Nordst.).
2. f. duthiae (J. Gr. & Steph.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. duthiae J. Groves &
Stephens (1933: 277)).
3. f. madagascariensis (Zanev.)R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. madagascariensisZaneveld (1939: 373)).
4. f. polycarpa (Pal) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. polycarpa Pal (1932: 77)).
2. var. microcarpa (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. microcarpa Braun
(1858: 357)).
1. f. microcarpa (N. microcarpa, N.
japonica T.F.A.).
Nitella zeyheri, see N. gracilis subsp.
minuta f. zeylheri.
2. f. brachyteles (A. Br. ex Leonh.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. brachyteles
A. Br. ex Leonhardi (1864: 173)).
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3. f. abyssinica (A. Br.) R.D.W., stat.
nov. (N. polyglochin subsp. abyssinica
Braun (1867: 888), N. mucronata var.
abyssinica (A. Br.) A. Br. in Schweinf.).
4. f. glaziovii (Zell. in Warm.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. glaziovii Zell. in
Warming (1876: 428), N. microcarpa
var. glaziovii (Zell. in Warm.)Zanev.).
5. f. papuana (Zanev.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. microcarpa var. papuana
Zaneveld (1940: 105)).
6. f. microglochin (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. microglochin Braun
(1882: 71), N. microcarpa var. microglochin (A. Br.) Zanev.).
7. f. mauritiana (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. mauritiana Braun (1867:
889)) (N. guineensis Kiitz.).
8. f. inversa (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. inversa Imahori (1954: 125)).
9. f. gracilens (Mor.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. gracilens Morioka (1941:
64)).
10. f. doidgeae (J. Gr. & Steph.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. doidgeae J. Groves &
Stephens (1933: 279)).
11. f. musasiensis (Mor.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. musasiensis Morioka (1941:
65)).
12. f. divaricata (J. Gr. & Steph.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. divaricata
J. Groves & Stephens (1926: 149)).
5. subsp. megacarpa (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. megacarpa T. F. Allen (1880:
exs. No. 3), N. microcarpa subsp. megacarpa (T.F.A.) Nordstedt (1882: 73)).
1. f. megacarpa (N. megacarpa, N.
gigantea Kasaki, N. polyglochin japonica sensu T.F.A. (nom. illeg.), N.
coreana Mor., N. robusta Imah.).
2. f. tumulosa (Zanev.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. tumulosa Zaneveld (1940:
86)).
6. subsp. orientalis (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. orientalis T. F. Allen (1894:524)).
1. var. orientalis
1. f. orientalis (N. orientalis, N. expansa
T.F.A., "N. japonica" sensu T. F.
Allen, exs. No. 9 (non type)).
2. f. shinii (Imah.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(N. shinii Imahori (1953: 264)).
3. f. erecta (Imah.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(N. erecta Imahori (1954: 112)).
4. f. maruyamae (Kasaki) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. maruyamae Kasaki
(1954: 163)).
2. var. phauloteles (J. Gr.)R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. phauloteles J. Groves (1927:
262)).
7. subsp. bonaeirensis (Speg.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. bonairensis Spegazzini (1883:
224)).
1. var. bonaerensis
1. f. bonaerensis (N. bonairensis).
2. f. uruguayensis (H. af R.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. uruguayensis Horn af
Rantzien (1950: 208)).
2. var. dixonii (J. Gr.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. dixonii J. Groves (1915: 41)).
8. subsp. tasmanica (F. Miill. ex A. Br.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. tasmanica F.
Miiller ex Braun (1852: 707)).
2. NITELLA PLUMOSA A. Br.
3. Nitella stephensia R.D.W., sp. nov. (N.
plumosa J. Groves & Stephens (1926:
152) (non Braun (1867: 891)).
TYPE: E. L. S[TEPHENS]45, Oct. 1921. Cape
Flats, near Wetton Road Station, Cape, S.
Africa (BM). Named in honor of Edith L.
Stephens.
Subsection INCERTAE
Nitella oligogyra, see N. gracilis subsp.
gloeostachys var. spiciformis.
Nitella leptodactyla, see N. pseudoflabellata
f. leptodactyla.
2. Section Gioallenia R.D.W., sect. nov.
Plantae aut parvae aut mediae, delicatae;
cellulae terminales dactylorum non mucronatae, generaliter cum cellula penultima confluentes; saepe cum muco. TYPE: Subsect.
Gioallenia. Named in honor of G. O. Allen.
1. Subsection Gioallenia, subsect. nov.
Cf. sect. Gioallenia. TYPE: Nitella gracilis.
1. NITELLA PSEUDOFLABELLATA A.
Br. in Nordst.
1. subsp. pseudoflabellata
1. var. pseudoflabellata
1. f. pseudoflabellata (N. pseudoflabellata, N. pseudoflabellata var. ramuscula T.F.A., N. multipartita var.
suberecta T.F.A., and f. transiliformis
T.F.A.).
2. f. horikawae (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. horikawae Imahori (1953:
265)).
2. var. leptodactyla (J. Gr.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. leptodactyla J. Groves
(1922: 99)).
3. var. multipartita (T.F.A.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. multipartitaT. F. Allen
(1898: 80)).
1. f. multipartita (N. multipartita).
2. f. baronii (H. & J. Gr.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. baronii H. & J. Groves
(1887:537)).
3. f. elegans (Pal) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(N. elegans Pal (1932: 73)).
4. f. crispa (Imah.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(N. crispa Imahori (1953: 259)).
5. f. stricta (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. stricta Imahori (1953: 259)).
6. f. sejuncta (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. sejuncta Imahori (1953:264)).
7. f. spinosa (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. spinosa Imahori (1953: 262)).
4. var. mucosa (Nordst.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. pseudoflabellata f. mucosa
Nordstedt (1880: 16), N. mucosa
(Nordst.) J. Gr., N. pseudoflabellata
var. mucosa (Nordst.) Bailey).
1. f. MUCOSA (N. pseudoflabellatavar.
mucosa).
2. f. stabilis (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. stabilis Imahori (1949: 3)).
5. var. sonderi (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. sonderi Braun (1852: 704)).
1. f. sonderi (N. sonderi).
2. f. imperialis (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comib.
nov. (N. pseudoflabellata var. imperialis T. F. Allen (1898: 78)).
3. f. wattii (J. Gr.) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(N. wattii J. Groves (1924: 367)).
4. f. vermiculata (J. Gr.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. vermiculata J. Groves (1928:
131)).
5. f. tuyamae (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. tuyamae Imahori (1953:
217)).
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6. f. pusilla (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. pusilla Imahori (1954: 78)).
7. f. sumatrana (Fil.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. sumatrana Filarszky (1934:
709)).
2. subsp. comptonii (J. Gr.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. comptonii J. Groves (1922: 69)).
2. NITELLA REMOTA A. Br. (might be
sought as N. gracilis subsp. remota).
3. NITELLA ROBERTSONII A. Br.
4. NITELLA SPHAEROCEPHALAJ. Gr.
5. NITELLA TENUISSIMA (Desv.) Kiitz.
1. subsp. tenuissima
1. var. tenuissima
1. f. tenuissima (N. tenuissima).
2. f. transilis (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. transilis T. F. Allen (1896:
24)).
3. f. byssoides (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. byssoides Braun (1849: 294),
N. tenuissima var. byssoides (A. Br.)
Zanev.).
4. f. bengalensis (Kundu) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. bengalensis Kundu
(1941: 844)).
2. var. sanukensis (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. stabilis var. sanukensis Imahori
(1954: 84)).
2. subsp. ornithopoda (A. Br. in Leonh.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. ornithopoda A.
Br. in Leonhardi (1863: 146), N. trichotoma subsp. ornithopoda(A. Br. in Leonh.)
Braun (1882: 15), Tolypella palhinhae G.
da C.).
6. NITELLA GRACILIS (Sm.) Ag.
1. subsp. gracilis
1. var. gracilis
1. f. gracilis (N. gracilis, N. lamyana
Hy).
2. f. ARVERNICA (Hy) Hy
3. f. intermedia (Nordst. in T.F.A.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. intermedia
Nordst. in T. F. Allen (1880: exs.
No. 2)).
4. f. aemula (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. aemula Braun (1852: 705))
(might also be sought under N. gracivar. nordstedtiana
lis subsp. leptosomna
f. conformis, or N. lhotzkyi).
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2. subsp. minuta (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb
nov. (N. minuta T. F. Allen (1888: exs.
No. 34)).
1. var. minuta
1. f. minuta (N. minuta).
2. f. leibergii (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. leibergii T. F. Allen (1896:
19)).
3. f. habrocoma (J. Gr. & Steph.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. habrocoma
J. Groves & Stephens (1933: 278)).
4. f. zeyheri (A. Br. ex Kiitz.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. zeyheri Braun ex
Kiitzing (1857: 15), N. trichotoma
(nom. illeg.) subsp. zeyheri (A. Br. ex
Kiitz.) A. Br.) (may be sought under
N. mucronata f. microcarpa).
2. var. bipartita (Fil.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. bipartita Filarszky(1934:706)).
1. f. bipartita (N. bipartita).
2. f. moniliformis (Zanev.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. moniliformisZaneveld
(1940: 79)).
3. subsp. lechleri (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. trichotoma (nom. illeg.) subsp.
lechleri Braun (1882: 88), N. lechleri A.
Br. ex Horn af Rantzien (1950: 205)).
4. subsp. leptosoma (Nordst.)R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. leptosoma Nordstedt (1880: 17)).
1. var. leptosoma
1. f. leptosoma (N. leptosoma).
2. f. globulifera (Pal) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. globulifera Pal (1932: 69))
(might be sought under N. subtilissima).
2. var. penicillata (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. penicillata Braun (1849: 196))
(N. gunnii A. Br. ex Nordstedt (1882:
10)) (might be sought under N. mucronata f. huillensis).
3. var. mathuatae (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. mathuatae T. F. Allen (1887:
211)), orth. mut. (Mathuata, Fiji).
1. f. mathuatae (N. mathuatae).
Nitella oligogyra, see N. gracilis
subsp. gloeostachys var. spiciformis.
2. f. pakistanica (Faridi)R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. pakistanica Faridi (1956:
254)) (nearly identical to N. gracilis
subsp. leptosoma var. pseudotenuissimna).
Nitella robertsonii, see under Nitella
subsect. Gioallenia.
Nitella havaiensis, see under N. gracilis subsp. havaiensis.
4. var. pygmaea (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. pygmaea Braun (1882: 65)).
1. f. asagrayana (N. asagrayana).
2. f. annularis (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. annularis T. F. Allen (1894:
16)).
3. f. morongii (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. morongii T. F. Allen (1887:
214)) (N. maxceana T.F.A.).
5. var. nordstedtiana (H. & J. Gr.)
3. var. spiciformis (Mor.) R.D.W.,comb.
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. nordstedtiana
nov. (N. spiciformis Morioka(1941: 63),
H. & J. Groves (1890: 66)).
N. oligogyra Mor.) (might also be
1. f. nordstedtiana (N. batrachosperma
under Nitella sect. Tieffallenia
sought
(Reich.) A. Br. (nom. illeg.), N. nordsubsect. Incertae).
stedtiana, N. confervacea (Br6b.) A.
Nitella remota may be sought here,
Br. ex Leonh.).
see under Nitella subsect. Gioallenia.
2. f. renovi (Hy) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(N. confervacea subsp. renovi Hy 7. NITELLA RIGIDA T.F.A.
(1905: 94), N. renovi (Hy) Cor.).
1. f. rigida (N. rigida).
3. f. conformis (Nordst.) R.D.W., comb.
2. f. saitoiana (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. conformis Nordstedt (1880:
nov. (N. saitoiana T. F. Allen (1898:
18)).
74)).
Nitella aemula, see under N. gracilis
3. f. tanakiana (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
f. aemula.
nov. (N. tanakianaT. F. Allen (1898:
6. var. pseudotenuissima (Kundu)R.D.W.,
74)).
4. f. moriokae (R.D.W.) R.D.W., comb.
comb. nov. (N. pseudotenuissimaKundu
nov. (N. moriokae Wood (1952: 335)
(1941: 843)) (nearly identical to N.
as nom. nov. for N. moniliformis
gracilis subsp. leptosomavar. mathuatae
f. pakistanica).
Morioka (1941: 6) (non Zaneveld
(1940: 79)).
5. subsp. havaiensis
(Nordst.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (N. havaiensisNordstedt(1878: 8. NITELLA SUBTILISSIMAA. Br.
1. f. subtilissima (N. subtilissima).
24), N. trichotoma (nom. illeg.) subsp.
havaiensis (Nordst.) Nordst.) (might be
2. f. microphylla (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
sought under N. gracilis subsp. leptosoma).
comb. nov. (N. microphylla Braun
(1849: 196)).
6. subsp. gracillima (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
3. f. biformis (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. gracillima T. F. Allen (1898: 76)).
nov. (N. biformis Braun (1849: 197)).
Charina verticillata may be sought
1. var. gracillima
here, see N. verticillata under Nitella
1. f. gracillima (N. gracillima).
sect. Stephensia.
2. f. minispora (Imah. & Suga) R.D.W.,
Nitella globulifera may be sought
comb. nov. (N. minispora Imahori &
here, see N. gracilis var. leptosoma f.
Suga (1958: 241)).
globulifera.
2. var. robusta (Imah.) R.D.W., comb.
Subsection INCERTAE
nov. (N. gracillima var. robusta Imahori
Nitella
see N. gracilis subsp. lechleri.
lechleri,
(1954: 88)).
Nitella
zeyheri, see N. gracilis subsp. minuta
3. var. annandalei (Pal) R.D.W., comb.
f.
zeyheri.
nov. (N. annandalei Pal (1932: 70)).
3. Section Decandollea R.D.W., sect.
7. subsp. gloeostachys (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
nov.
comb. nov. (N. gloeostachys Braun (1849: Plantae aut
parvae aut mediae, delicatae;
196)).
cellulae terminales dactylorum non mucro1. var. gloeostachys
natae, generaliter cum cellula penultima
2. var. asagrayana (Schaffn. ex Nordst.) confluentes; dissimiles sectionis Gioallenia
R.D.W., comb. nov. (N. asagrayana heteroclemae. TYPE: Nitella hyalina. Named
in honor of Augustin Pyramus DeCandolle.
Schaffn. ex Nordstedt (1882: 67)).
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1. NITELLA AXILLOCARPA J. Gr. &
Steph. (may also be sought under Nitella
sect. Persoonia).
2. NITELLA LHOTZKYIA. Br. (N. conglobata A. Br. (nom. illeg.)).
1. f. lhotzkyi (N. lhotzkyi) (N. gracilis
f. aemula might be sought here).
2. f. heterophylla (A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (Charaheterophylla Braun
(1843: 113), N. heterophylla (A. Br.)
A. Br.).
3. NITELLA HYALINA (DC.) Ag.
1. var. hyalina
1. f. hyalina (N. hyalina, N. longifurca
(Rupr.) Kiitz.).
2. f. formosa (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. formosa T. F. Allen (1893:
119)).
2. var. INDICA A. Br.
3. var. ENGELMANNI A. Br.
Plantae arthrodactylae,1-2-furcatae,robustae;
dactyli ramulorum sterilium 2-cellulati abbreviati, coronam terminalem minutamque
formantes; capita fertilia aut cum muco aut
sine muco. TYPE: Nitella translucens.Named
in honor of Christian Hendrik Persoon.
1. NITELLA TRANSLUCENS (Pers.) Ag.
1. subsp. translucens
1. var. translucens (N. translucens).
2. var. axillaris (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. axillaris Braun (1858: 356)).
1. f. axillaris (N. axillaris).
2. f. caroliniana Imah. & R.D.W., f.
nov.
Ramuli steriles 1-2-furcati; dactyli aut elongati aut abbreviati; dactyli abbreviati interdum cum lateralia cuspide parva; aliter
similes formae axillari. TYPE: E. S. FORD,D.
WARD & ERDMAN WEST, Sept. 1958. Boulware
Spring, near Gainesville, Florida (in herb.
R. D. Wood). Named for region from which
first obtained, North Carolina.
4. NITELLA CONGESTA (R. Br.) A. Br.
1. f. congesta (N. congesta).
2. f. subtilissimoides R.D.W., f. nov.
Dactyli ramulorum mucronati, peraro confluentes similes formae congestae sed membrano oosporae granulato et cum ramulis
3. var. javanica (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. axillarisvar. javanica Braun
(1882: 49)).
4. var. leptoclada (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. leptoclada Braun (1867: 88))
(N. axilliformis Imah.).
Dec. 28, 1955. Shallow water. Lake Parkeyerring, W. Australia(in herb. R. D. Wood;
ISOTYPE: AD, No. 20.411).
4. Section Muelleria R. D. W., sect.
nov.
Plantae arthrodactylae,1-2-furcatae; aut parvae aut mediae; similes sectionis Gioallenia
plantis sed dactyli abbreviati fusatisque
coronam terminalem tricuspidatam formantes. TYPE: Nitella partita. Named in honor
of Baron Ferdinand von Mueller.
2. subsp. sublucens (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. sublucens T. F. Allen (1895: 70)).
Nitella axillocarpa might be sought here,
see under Nitella sect. Decandollea.
1. NITELLA PARTITA Nordst.
5. Section Vogania R.D.W., sect. nov.
Plantae arthrodactylae, 1-2-furcatae, parvae;
ramulorum verticilli capita minuta formati,
cum stipitatibus longis, stipitatibus umbellam
formantibus. TYPE: Nitella tumida. Named
in honor of the collector, A. T. Vogan.
5. NITELLA TRICELLULARIS (Nordst.)
Nordst. in T.F.A.
1. f. tricellularis
2. f. setchellii R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta similis formae tricellulari sed ramuli
fertiles inaequaliterfurcati. TYPE: H. HAMILTON, [1883]. N. Zealand. No. 40a. T. F. Allen,
Char. Amer. Exs. N. tricellularis (?) (NY).
ISOTYPE (L) has the date of collection
heteroclemis.
TYPE: N. T. BURBIDGE 4951,
1. NITELLA TUMIDA Nordst.
6. Section Persoonia
sect.
R.D.W.,
nov. (very similar to Nitella subgen.
Hyella).
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2 NITELLA PRAECLARAJ. Gr. & Steph.
3. NITELLA CONIFERA J. Gr. & Steph.
4. NITELLA DREGEANA A. Br. ex Kiitz.
(N. grandis A. Br. ex Kiitz., N. tricuspis
A. Br. (nom. illeg.)).
entered as 1883. NOTE: Collected again by
W. A. SETCHELL,March 13, 1927, Lake
Manapouri, N. Z. (UC).
6. NITELLA ARECHAVALETAE Speg.
Nitella gelatinosa might be sought here,
see under Nitella subgen. Hyella.
7. Section Migularia R.D.W., sect. nov.
(very similar to Tolypella).
Plantae arthrodactylae, 1-2-furcatae; ramuli
monopodiales cum radio centrale percurrente.
TYPE: Nitella cristata. Named in honor of
Dr. Walter Migula.
1. NITELLA CRISTATA A. Br.
1. f. cristata
(N. cristata).
2. f. diffusa (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (N. diffusa Braun (1882: 80)).
2. Nitella imahorii R.D.W., nom. nov.
(Tolypella gracilis Imahori (1950: 260)).
Named in honor of Dr. Kozo Imahori.
3. NITELLA POLYCEPHALA(A. Br.) Kiitz.
4. NITELLA STRUTHIOPTILA J. Gr. &
Steph. (might be sought under genus
Tolypella).
5. Nitella
verticillata
(Fil. & G.O.A. ex
Fil.) R.D.W., comb. nov. (Charina verticillata Fil. & G.O.A. ex Filarszky (1936:
490)) (may also be sought under Nitella
subsect. Gioallenia, or as a separate genus,
Charina).
2. Genus TOLYPELLA (A. Br.) Leonh.
1. Section Tolypella (Tolypella sect.
Allantoideae J. Gr. & B.-W.).
1. TOLYPELLANIDIFICA (0. Miill.) A. Br.
1. var. nidifica
1. f. nidifica (T. nidifica).
2. f. subdivisa Imah. & R.D.W., f. nov.
Planta similis formae nidificae, sed ramuli
steriles saepe divisi. TYPE: WAHLSTEDT &
1862. Im Oresund bei Malm6 in
Schonen. No. 61. Braun, Rab. & Stiz., Char.
Exs. as Nitella (Tolypella) nidifica (NY).
3. f. normaniana (Nordst. in Norm.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (Nitella normaniana Nordt. in Norman (1868:
334), T. normaniana (Nordst. in
Norm.) Nordst.).
4. f. stenhammariana (Wallm. in Lilj.)
R.D.W., comb. nov. (Chara stenhammariana Wallman in Liljeblad (1816:
680), T. stenhammariana (Wallm. in
Lilj.) S.-R.).
NORDSTEDT,
2. var. porteri (Daily) R.D.W., comb. nov.
(T. hispanica var. porteri Daily (1954:
144)).
3. var. glomerata (Desv. in Lois.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (Chara glomerata Desvaux
in Loiseleur-Deslongchamps(1810:135))
(monoecious: T. glomerata, T. longicoma
A. Br., T. comosa T.F.A.; dioecious: T.
hispanica Nordst. ex T.F.A., T. giennensis Pr6sp.).
2. Section Rothia R.D.W., nom. nov.
(Tolypella sect. Coaoideae J. Gr.
& B.-W.).
Named in honor of Albrecht Wilhelm Roth.
1. TOLYPELLA INTRICATA (Trentep. ex
Roth) Leonh.
1. var. intricata
1. f. intricata (T. intricata, T. intertexta T.F.A., T. californica A. Br.,
p.p., T. fimbriata T.F.A., p.p.).
2. f. prolifera (Ziz. ex A. Br.) R.D.W.,
comb. nov. (Chara prolifera Ziz(iani)
ex Braun (1834: 352), T. prolifera
(Ziz. ex A. Br.) Leonh.) (T. fimbriata
T.F.A., p.p.).
3. f. stipitata (T.F.A.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (T. stipitata T. F. Allen (1883.
114)).
4. f. spicata R.D.W., f. nov. (T. californica, p.p.).
Planta monoica, tenuis, media c. 15 cm. alta,
atra viridis, non incrustata; similis Tolypellae
intricatae, sed capita fertilia spicata, non
globosa; ramuli steriles raro. TYPE: BLANKIN-
SHIP,date?. Calif. (NY) as "T. californica
forma"; annot. f. verticillata R.D.W. (ined.).
Named in reference to spikate instead of the
usual glomerate heads.
2. var. apiculata (A. Br.) R.D.W., comb.
nov. (T. apiculata Braun (1882: 98)).
Section INCERTAE
Tolypella gracilis, see Nitella imahorii under
Nitella subgen. Tieffallenia sect. Stephensia.
Nitella struthioptila, see note with preceding
species.
Please note: the number of species has
been reduced from the latest accepted number of 314 (Wood & Imahori, 1959: 180) to
76. This is for the most part due to lowering
of species in rank, commonly to that of
forma. The use of this taxon may elicit some
criticism, and the following is provided in
explanation. Forms are here construed to
have a minor heritable feature, generally
occurring in various combinations with other
features, and probably representing one of
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the many potential genotypes. At the present
time, basing species on such minute features
seems unrealistic, and the writer definitely
proposes that the use of forms in the systematics of Characeaebe dropped or supressed.
Nevertheless, with due respect for possible
future trends in taxonomy toward microspecies, in order to adequately justify reducing the several species to forms, and to
provide a thorough systematic treatment on
which future work can build, the writer felt
obligated to provide data on forms regardless
of whether they were previously considered
to be species, treated as forms in earlier
treatises, or whether they were newly recognized populations.
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NEWS AND NOTES
child, all the while exclaiming, "Correll,Correll, orchids, orchids, orchids!!"Then, grabbing me by the arm he took me into his
After the Botanical Congress in Paris, in
1954, I spent several weeks visiting various office, all the while exclaiming, "never again
as long as I live will I have another orchid
European herbariarelative to my research on man
to visit me!" In my enthusiasmfor SolaSolanum. This I did with as little interrupnum
I had embarrassinglyforgotten that in
tions as possible to staff members of the
Copenhagen I was in the presence of a real,
various institutions visited.
After I had more or less unobtrusively dedicated orchid scholar.
An assistant was immediately sent out to
completed my work at the Botanical Museum
return with platters of open sandwiches and
of the University of Copenhagen and was
bottles of good Danish beer, which Dr.
preparing to leave, Mr. Pedersen suggested
Hagerup teasingly said that I had to drink
that, incidentally, I might wish to meet Dr.
Olaf Hagerup, the Curator, who seemed to because the tax supported the schools of
remain rather close to his office-laboratory. Denmark. I needed no persuasion here.
I thought it would be the courteous thing
I shall never forget that ebullient meeting,
to do.
the long, pleasant hours of pouring over
We went up on the balcony and there orchid slides and discussing these with Dr.
outside of his office I was introduced to Hagerup, and the stimulating hike in a deep,
what I had expected would be a typically cold bog, with trousersrolled above my knees
quiet, dignified, and calm botanist. Instead, and with only open lace-work shoes on my
with growing recognition, Hagerup repeated- feet, as we searched for remnant plants of
ly clapped both hands to head and bounced Malaxis paludosa. Perhaps most unforgettable
up and down on his toes like a delighted was our early evening visit to a quiet, rustic
OLAF HAGERUP
An unforgettable experience
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