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Burrows, J.E. (1990) Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton.
Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta FZ
Terrestrial herbs, annual or perennial. Stems erect or creeping and mat forming, bearing aerial roots. Leaves ligulate, thin, either spirally arranged and ± similar in shape and size or dimorphic and 4-ranked, the lower (lateral leaves) patent, the upper (median leaves) appressed and pointing forwards. Sporangia dehiscent with 2 valves, borne singly in the axils of sporophylls arranged in cones. Worldwide: 1 genus and 700 species, cosmopolitan. |
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