| • references | |
| Ingelby K (1999) Scleroderma sinnamarense Mont. + Gnetum africanum Welw. Descr Ectomyc 4: 127-133. | |
| • length | |
| 0 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 8 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • ramification presence-type | |
| monopodial-pinnate [infrequently branched] | |
| • tips {per 10 mm} number | |
| unknown | |
| • ramification orders | |
| unknown | |
| • abundance | |
| unknown | |
| • main axis diameter | |
| 0.4 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 0.6 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • taste {after 2-3 min chewing} | |
| unknown | |
| • rhizomorphs as stout, short, conical structures presence-abundance | |
| absent | |
| • rhizomorphs as short mycorrhiza-like outgrowths with blunt tips presence | |
| absent | |
| • rhizomorphs presence | |
| present | |
| • rhizomorphs frequency | |
| abundant | |
| • exploration type | |
| long distance | |
| • mantle hydrophobicity presence | |
| unknown | |
| • shape | |
| straight | |
| or | bent |
| • shape {of distal end} | |
| tapering [narrowing tip] | |
| • length | |
| 0 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 3 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • diameter | |
| 0.4 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 0.5 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • colour | |
| yellow [chrome-yellow] | |
| • very tip colour | |
| ochre, yellowish brown | |
| • after injury colour | |
| unknown | |
| • older parts colour | |
| unknown | |
| • mantle cortical cells visibility | |
| not visible | |
| • mantle {distinct} surface visibility | |
| present | |
| • mantle transparency | |
| not transparent | |
| • mantle laticifers visibility | |
| absent | |
| • mantle secreted latex {after scratching mantle} presence | |
| absent | |
| • mantle dots presence-colour | |
| unknown | |
| • mantle carbonizing presence | |
| absent | |
| • mantle surface {in general} habit | |
| not smooth | |
| • mantle surface {in detail} kind | |
| loosely woolly | |
| • emanating hyphae presence | |
| present | |
| • emanating hyphae abundance | |
| abundant | |
| • emanating hyphae distribution | |
| lacking only at the tip | |
| • diameter | |
| 0.01 mm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 0.2 mm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • cross-section shape | |
| round or roundish | |
| • colour | |
| yellow [chrome-yellow] | |
| or | yellowish |
| • after injury colour | |
| unknown | |
| • ramification kind-frequency | |
| frequently, at restricted points | |
| • connection to mantle kind | |
| unknown | |
| • origin location | |
| proximal | |
| • connection to substrate | |
| growing into the soil or organic layers | |
| • margin habit | |
| hairy | |
| • dimorphism presence | |
| unknown | |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • emanating elements presence-type | |
| rhizomorphs | |
| or | emanating hyphae |
| • emanating elements cystidia location | |
| generally present | |
| or | on outer mantle layer |
| or | on rhizomorphs |
| • crystals presence | |
| absent | |
| • blue granules presence | |
| absent | |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • anatomy entire mycorrhiza laticiferous solitary (gloeoplerous) cells presence | |
| absent | |
| • completeness | |
| complete | |
| • matrix presence | |
| unknown | |
| • matrix location | |
| unknown | |
| • organisation | |
| plectenchymatous | |
| • mantle type | |
| ring-like arrangement of hyphal bundles (type A) | |
| • matrix kind | |
| not applicable | |
| • hyphae short protrusions presence | |
| absent | |
| • hyphae sticky matrix on hyphal surface presence | |
| absent | |
| • hyphae hyphal junctions angle {between} | |
| ca. 90° | |
| and | ca. 120° |
| • septa thickness {relative to cell walls} | |
| unknown | |
| • septa clamps presence | |
| present | |
| • septa clamps abundance | |
| abundant | |
| • cell shape | |
| unknown | |
| • cell pigment location-colour | |
| unknown | |
| • cell contents presence-kind | |
| unknown | |
| • cell diameter | |
| 3 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 5 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • cell length | |
| 20 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 40 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • cell wall thickness | |
| unknown | |
| • cell wall surface habit | |
| rough | |
| • drops of exuded pigment presence | |
| absent | |
| • pigment granula on surface presence | |
| present | |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • organisation | |
| pseudoparenchymatous [inner portions transitional to plectenchymatous] | |
| • matrix kind | |
| unknown | |
| • cell shape | |
| polygonal | |
| or | roundish [iregularly] |
| • cell pigment location-colour | |
| unknown | |
| • cell diameter | |
| 5 µm | Minimum value |
| 10 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 15 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| 25 µm | Maximum value |
| • cell length | |
| 5 µm | Minimum value |
| 10 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 15 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| 25 µm | Maximum value |
| • cell density | |
| unknown | |
| • cell contents presence-kind | |
| unknown | |
| • cell wall thickness | |
| unknown | |
| • cell wall surface habit | |
| smooth | |
| • organisation | |
| plectenchymatous [densely] | |
| • matrix kind | |
| unknown | |
| • hyphae arrangement | |
| ring-like | |
| • septa thickness | |
| unknown | |
| • septa clamps presence | |
| unknown | |
| • cell pigment location-colour | |
| unknown | |
| • cell diameter | |
| 2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 4 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • cell length | |
| 5 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 15 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • cell contents presence-kind | |
| unknown | |
| • anatomy mantle outer mantle layer {of ectomycorrhizal tip} organisation | |
| like other parts of mantle | |
| • mantle thickness {apart from tip} | |
| 40 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 60 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| 70 µm | Maximum value |
| • mantle thickness {at ectomycorrhizal tip} | |
| unknown | |
| • calyptra cell remnants presence | |
| unknown | |
| • calyptra cell remnants type | |
| unknown | |
| • mantle different layers presence | |
| discernable | |
| • outer mantle layer organisation | |
| plectenchymatous | |
| • outer mantle layer hyphae tangentially length | |
| 5 µm | Minimum value |
| 10 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 15 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| 25 µm | Maximum value |
| • outer mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
| 4 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 10 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| 15 µm | Maximum value |
| • middle mantle layer presence | |
| present | |
| • middle mantle layer organisation | |
| unknown | |
| • middle mantle layer hyphae tangentially length | |
| 5 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 20 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • middle mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
| 2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 5 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • inner mantle layer organisation | |
| unknown | |
| • inner mantle layer hyphae tangentially length | |
| 2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 8 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • inner mantle layer hyphae radially diameter | |
| 2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 4 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells shape | |
| unknown | |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells tangentially length | |
| 15 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 30 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells radially diameter | |
| 40 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 70 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells mean tangential length CCt (ECt) | |
| unknown | |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section cortical (epidermal) cells mean shape-ratio CCq (ECq) | |
| unknown | |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • kind | |
| paraepidermal | |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section hyphal cells around cortical (epidermal) cells shape | |
| cylindrical | |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section hyphal cells around cortical cells (epidermal) thickness | |
| 2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 4 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| • anatomy mantle longitudinal section hyphal rows around cortical (epidermal) cells number | |
| one | |
| or | two [sometimes three] |
| • structure {in plan view} | |
| of palmetti type | |
| • lobes width | |
| Mean (= average) | |
| 1 µm | Minimum value |
| 2 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 5 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| 6 µm | Maximum value |
| • lobes septa presence | |
| unknown | |
| • intrahyphal hyphae presence | |
| unknown | |
| • intrahyphal hyphae clamps presence | |
| unknown | |
| • septal pores configuration | |
| unknown | |
| • backwards-oriented ramifications presence | |
| unknown | |
| • backwards-oriented clamps presence | |
| unknown | |
| • anastomoses type | |
| open, with a short bridge or bridge almost lacking | |
| • anastomoses surface habit | |
| unknown | |
| • anastomoses cell wall thickness {relative to remaining cell walls} | |
| unknown | |
| • anastomoses anastomosal bridge thickness {relative to hyphae} | |
| unknown | |
| • anastomoses location | |
| not specified | |
| • shape | |
| not striking | |
| • cell pigment location-colour | |
| unknown | |
| • pigment presence-distribution | |
| unknown | |
| • cell contents presence-kind | |
| unknown | |
| • drops of exuded pigment presence | |
| unknown | |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • kind | |
| approximately 90° | |
| or | Y-shaped |
| • distance {from septum} | |
| unknown | |
| • side-branches at septum number | |
| one side-branch at septum | |
| • anatomy emanating elements emanating hyphae point of ramification thickness {relative to main part of branch} | |
| unknown | |
| • clamps presence | |
| present | |
| • clamps surface kind | |
| unknown | |
| • clamps outline {in dorsal view} | |
| unknown | |
| • clamps width {relative to hypha in dorsal view} | |
| unknown | |
| • clamps outline {in lateral view} | |
| less than a semicircle | |
| or | not constricted at contact point to subtending hyphal cell |
| • clamps width {relative to hypha in lateral view} | |
| unknown | |
| • clamps hole presence | |
| unknown | |
| • clamps blister-like structure {at basis} presence | |
| unknown | |
| • presence | |
| unknown | |
| • abundance | |
| unknown | |
| • distribution | |
| unknown | |
| • presence | |
| present | |
| • length | |
| 0.5 µm | Lower value of unspecified range (could be µ-s.d., but not known) |
| 1.5 µm | Upper value of unspecified range (could be µ+s.d., but not known) |
| 4 µm | Maximum value |
| • type | |
| highly differentiated; thick hyphae forming mostly a core, septa often partially or completely dissolved (type F) |
|
| • nodia presence | |
| unknown | |
| • internal nodia presence | |
| absent | |
| • gelatinous matrix presence | |
| unknown | |
| • gelatinized hyphae presence | |
| absent | |
| • hyphae distinctly different diameter | |
| absent | |
| • cup-like structures on surface presence | |
| absent | |
| • conical young side-branches presence | |
| unknown | |
| • a "ball" of intertwined, ramified, thin hyphae presence | |
| absent | |
| • anatomy emanating elements rhizomorphs clamps presence | |
| present, not specified | |
| • contents presence-kind | |
| unknown | |
| • ampullate, trumpet-like inflated presence | |
| absent | |
| • anatomy emanating elements rhizomorphs ladder-like hyphae presence | |
| absent | |
| • presence | |
| absent | |
| • {of ectomycorrhiza former} presence | |
| absent | |
| • {of foreign origin} presence | |
| absent | |
| • reaction with cotton-blue-lactic-acid presence | |
| present [walls of hyphae, mantle and rhizomorph surfaces strongly blue] | |
| • reaction with FeSO4 presence | |
| absent | |
| • reaction with KOH 10% presence | |
| present [15%:walls of mantle and rhizomorph surfaces red-brown] | |
| • reaction with lactic acid presence | |
| absent | |
| • reaction with Melzer's reagent presence | |
| amyloid | |
| • amyloidity or dextrinoidity location | |
| mantle hyphae | |
| or | most rhizomorph hyphae |
| • reaction with sulpho-vanillin presence | |
| absent | |
| • reaction with toluidin blue presence | |
| absent | |
| • geographic occurrence continent | |
| Africa | |
| • knowledge about association with foreign fruitbodies presence | |
| unknown | |
| • plant family | |
| Gnetaceae | |
| • plant genus | |
| Gnetum | |
| • plant habitat kind | |
| nursery | |
| • family | |
| Sclerodermataceae | |
| • fruitbodies growth habit | |
| epigeous | |
| or | gastroid |