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117.600 Osmunda
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta FZ
Description of the genus
Rhizome erect, without scales, covered with a mass of persistent winged leaf-bases. Lamina 2-pinnate, with the fertile pinnules borne at the apex; veins free. Fertile pinnules markedly different, namely much narrower, than the sterile pinnules. Sporangia borne in dense clusters on both sides of fertile pinnules. Worldwide: 10 species in temperate regions; also in tropical E Asia and Africa |
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Other sources of information about Osmunda:
Flora of Mozambique: OsmundaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Osmunda
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Osmunda
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Osmunda
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Osmunda
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Osmunda
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