BRYOPHYTES: Fossombroniineae

Plate I
Figs. 71-79. P. indicum Kashyap. 71. Female plant showing multiple sporophytes (sp) developing within each pseudoperianth (p); scale bar = 2.5 mm. 72. Branched male plant showing the ( rows of the antheridia (an) that develop the entire length of the thallus; scale bar = 1.5 mm. 73. SEM micrograph of a female plant that has furcated at the apex, although this cannot be observed on the dorsal surface, with each plant having one pseudoperianth (p) with multiple sporophytes (sp); scale bar = 260 μm. 74. SEM micrograph of the same male plant as in figure 72; antheridium (an); scale bar = 280 μm. 75. Optical micrograph of a transverse section showing the somewhat convex midrib on the ventral surface of the midrib; scale bar = 1.0 mm. 76. SEM micrograph of the thallus wing showing a highly erose margin; scale bar = 100 μm. 77. SEM micrograph of the thallus wing showing the vertical elongation of cells just below the margin to the base of the wing; scale bar = 100 μm. 78. SEM micrograph of a lamella showing the distinct margin; scale bar = 100 μm. 79. Thallus showing the distinct tangentially elongated marginal cells; scale bar = 100 μm.
Figs. 72,73, 75-79 from Kashyap s.n. (L); Fig. 74 from Kayshap s.n. (H).
Plate II
Figs. 80-86. P. indicum Kashyap.80. SEM micrograph of a male plant showing the divided margins of the subtending lamellar extensions (sl); scale bar = 100 μm. 81. SEM micrograph of a female plant showing the rare case of one sporophyte developing within a single pseudoperianth (p); scale bar = 400 μm. 82. Dissected pseudoperianth showing its elaborate architecture; scale bar = 1.0 mm. 83. SEM micrograph of a mature pseudoperianth that is highly dissected; scale bar = 100 μm. 84. Pseudoperianth mouth; scale bar = 200 μm. 85. Mass of immature spores (sp) and elaters (el); scale bar = 20 μm. 86. Two immature elaters showing 2-3 spirals; scale bar = 15 μm.
Figs. 80, 81, 83, 84 from Kashyap s.n. (L); Figs. 82, 85, 86 from Chopra s.n. (CHR).