Frullaniaceae This family has very distinctive tubular or bell-shaped lobules on the underside of their leaves. They are usually epiphytes. |
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This is the plant with the roundish leaves in the middle of this image. |
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The lobules of F. nicholsonii. |
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This image shows a perianth of Frullania nicholsonii. A perianth is a structure formed from modified leaves and encloses the developing sporophyte. |
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This is the plant with the round leaves in this image. |
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This image shows the lobules of Frullania pentapleura. |
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This is a very tiny species of Frullania. It forms fine reddish patches on tree trunks. |
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This image shows the underneath side of the stem with the underleaf and the lobules. |
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Found on rocks and tree trunks, often growing in full sunlight. |
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This image shows the lobules of Frullania squarrosula |
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