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Phylloglossum, the monotypic genus of the Lycopodiaceæ is confined to Australia and New Zealand, being represented by the single species, Phylloglossum drummondii. Much attention has been given to the morphology and anatomy of the plant over the past fifty years by Bower, Thomas, Osborn and other workers, and there has been much speculation on the evolutionary interpretation of its structure. A comprehensive review of all this work has been given, recently, by Hackney1; but at no time has the cytology of the plant been discussed.
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Hackney, Frances M. V., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 75, 133 (1950).
Manton, I., “Problems of Cytology and Evolution in the Pteridophyta” (1950).
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BLACKWOOD, M. Chromosomes of Phylloglossum drummondii, Kunze. Nature 172, 591–592 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172591b0
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