Pteridophyta: Polypodiales
Adiantaceae
- Maidenhairs and shoelace ferns
Cryptogrammaceae
Vittariaceae
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Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970)
Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the family
Plants terrestrial, lithophytic or epiphytic. Small to medium sized ferns. Rhizome erect, suberect or creeping, with scales. Fronds numerous, monomorphic, simple and entire (Vittaria) or divided (Adiantum), veins free or reticulate. Sori in soral lines in marginal or submarginal grooves or along the veins (Vittaria) , or borne marginally, covered by modified marginal pseudo-indusium (Adiantum), exindusiate; homosporus. Worldwide: 12 genera, c. 300 species worldwide Malawi: 4 genera and 13 taxa. |
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Malawi: Family page: Adiantaceae. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=310, retrieved 3 November 2024
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