153.300 Blotiella R.M. Tryon

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Description of the genus

Rhizome creeping or erect, often massive. Fronds tufted, closely spaced; pinnate (in young fronds), but 2-pinnatifid to 3-pinnate in more mature fronds, pubescent to hirsute, at least on the under surface; veins anastomosing freely. Sori discrete, not continuous, confined to lobe sinuses, marginal with membranous indusia.

Derivation of name: Blotiella: named after Madame M.L. Tardieu-Blot(1902-1998), a pteridologistof the Natural History Museum in Paris

Worldwide: c. 12 species from tropical America, Africa to the Mascarenes

Malawi: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
glabra (Bory) R.M. Tryon	S	Description, Image
natalensis (Hook.) R.M. Tryon	N,S	Description, Image

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