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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the genus
Rhizome creeping; rhizome scales brown, peltate. Stipe
articulated. Fronds spaced apart, pinnate to 2-pinnatifid, without proliferating buds; pinnae
articulated to the rhachis; veins free with or without hydathodes. Sori circular, terminal
on the veins; indusium kidney-shaped, entire. Derivation of name: arthros: joint, pteris: fern; referring to the not always easily detectable articulation of the stipes. Worldwide: 12-15 species, mainly in the Old World tropics Zambia: 2 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
monocarpa (Cordem.) C. Chr. | N,E | | Description, Image |
orientalis (J.F.Gmel.) Posth. | N,W,C,E,S | | Description, Image |
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