Pteridophyta: Polypodiales
Tectariaceae
- Mother ferns and dotted ferns.
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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the family
Terrestrial or lithophytic ferns. Rhizome short and erect or widely creeping, with scales. Fronds monomorphic,tufted or widely spaced; simple to 2-pinnate, lower pinnae often basiscopically developed, often with proliferating buds along the lamina axes; veins pinnately branched, free or anastomosing. Sori circular; indusium peltate or reniform, homosporus. Worldwide: 8-15 genra, c. 230 species worldwide. Malawi: 2 genera and 3 taxa. |
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
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Flora of Malawi: Family page: Tectariaceae. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=217, retrieved 29 January 2023
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