| Home | > | List of families | > | Schizaeaceae | > | Schizaea |
126.800 Schizaea
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
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the genus
Rhizome short, horizontal. Fronds closely spaced, grass-like, narrowly linear. Fertile portion in an apical, comb-like, pinnate segment, its segments with narrow margins. Sporangia born in a single row on each side of a segment vein, covered by the pinnae margin when young, but later produting. Derivation of name: schizein: to split, referring to the finely divided, comb-like, pinnate apical portion of the fertile frond. Worldwide: 20-28 species, pantropical distribution Malawi: 1 taxon. |
 |
Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| pectinata (L.) Sw. | S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Schizaea:
Our websites:
Flora of Mozambique: SchizaeaFlora of Zimbabwe: Schizaea
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): SchizaeaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Schizaea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Schizaea
Wikipedia: Schizaea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schizaea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Schizaea
| Home | > | List of families | > | Schizaeaceae | > | Schizaea |