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Aspleniaceae - Spleenwort family
Burrows, J.E. (1990) Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton.
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
Roux, J.P. (2009) Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta FZ
Description of the family
Epiphytic, lithophytic or terrestrial plants. Rhizome creeping, suberect or erect, short or long, often stoloniferous. Stipe not articulated to the rhizome. Fronds monomorphic, widely spaced or tufted. Lamina simple or variously pinnately dissected, with or without a proliferous bud at or near the lamina apex; veins free or anastomosing at the margins. Sori linear (in ours), elongated and dorsally along a vein or shortened and near marginal; indusium narrow or obsolete. Worldwide: 1-10 genera and c.720 species, cosmopolitan. |
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Other sources of information about Aspleniaceae:
Flora of Mozambique: AspleniaceaeGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aspleniaceae
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