Species: Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu Date: 2007-08-18 Location: Nhandar river below Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa. Habitat: In tree in shade next to the river.
This is a section of the rhizome of a fern, Pleopeltis percussa. To counter the fungal infection the cells produce lignin. Lignin makes the cell walls woody. With this strategy the plant tries to prevent the fungal infection to spread further.
Species: Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu Date: 2007-08-18 Location: Nhandar river below Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa. Habitat: In tree in shade next to the river.
Species: Microgramma mauritiana (Willd.) Tardieu Date: 2007-08-18 Location: Nhandar river below Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa. Habitat: In tree in shade next to the river.