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182.500 Cyclosorus
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011) Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature
Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983) The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria.
Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13
Description of the genus
Plants terrestrial. Rhizome wide-creeping, branched. Fronds monomorphic, closely to widely spaced, pinnate to 2-pinnate. Lamina with thin scales on the undersurface of costae, no reduced basal pinnae. Pinnae lobes with a few pairs of veins meeting below the sinus between the lobes. Sori circular; indusium very small, reniform. Derivation of name: kuklos: circle; referring to the shape of the sori. Worldwide: c. 3 species, pantropical distribution. Zambia: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| interruptus (Willd.) H. Itô | B,N,C,E,S | Nw,Lp,N,Mc,C,Lk,S,W | Description, Image |
| striatus (Schumach.) Ching | B,N | Cb,Lp,N,W | Description |
Other sources of information about Cyclosorus:
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Flora of Botswana: CyclosorusFlora of Caprivi: Cyclosorus
Flora of Malawi: Cyclosorus
Flora of Mozambique: Cyclosorus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cyclosorus
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): CyclosorusFlora Zambesiaca web site: Cyclosorus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cyclosorus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cyclosorus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cyclosorus
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