Pteridophyta

Azollaceae - Water fern family

Literature

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

Description of the family

Floating aquatic plants with slender pinnately branched rhizomes bearing roots. Leaves alternate, imbricate, 2-lobed. Sori in sporocarps borne on the lower lobes of the leaves.

Worldwide: 1 genus and 6 species in tropical and warm areas.

Azolla filiculoides

More sample images from the Azollaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Links to genera: (1)    View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

GenusContent
Azolla Lam.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Azollaceae:

Flora of Mozambique: Azollaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Azollaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar


Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2002-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Zimbabwe: Family page: Azollaceae.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=27, retrieved 3 September 2010

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