155.200 Pyrrosia Mirb.

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Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca

Description of the genus

Rhizome creeping, slender; rhizome scales peltate, entire or ciliate. Fronds monomorphic, with or without disticnt stipes, articulated to the rhizome, simple, margins entire, coriaceous, densely covered on both surfaces with stellate hairs but upper surface usually becoming glabrous with age. Veins obscure except for the midrib. Sori numerous, round to slightly elongated, arranged in several closely spaced, parallel rows on both sides of the midrib on the upper part of the frond, when immature protected by stellate hairs, becoming visible at maturity.

Derivation of name: pyrros: flamecoloured, red; referring to the coat of red stellate hairs of some species.

Worldwide: c. 51 species, palaeotropical distribution.

Malawi: 4 taxa.

Pyrrosia rhodesiana

Links to taxa:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
lanceolata (L.) Farw.SDescription
rhodesiana (C. Chr.) SchelpeSDescription, Image
schimperiana (Mett. ex Kuhn) AlstonC,SDescription, Image
stolzii (Hieron.) SchelpeN,CDescription

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Flora of Burundi: Pyrrosia
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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pyrrosia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pyrrosia
JSTOR Plant Science: Pyrrosia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pyrrosia
Plants of the World Online: Pyrrosia
Tropicos: Pyrrosia
Wikipedia: Pyrrosia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Pyrrosia.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=43, retrieved 14 December 2024

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