153.900 Lindsaea Dryand. ex Sm.

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Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta FZ

Description of the genus

Terrestrial or lithophytic ferns. Rhizome creeping; rhizome-scales brown, ovate-lanceolate, grading into hairs. Stipe not articulated. Fronds tufted or spaced, herbaceous, glabrous, pinnate; pinnae symmetrical or midrib forming the lower margin for some distance; veins free or less often, anastomosing. Sori marginal or submarginal, linear or oblong. Indusium opening outwards towards the margin.

Derivation of name: Lindsaea: named after John Lindsay, a Jamaican botanist

Worldwide: c. 150 species, palaeotropical.

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Species	Links to maps	FZ divisions	Content
ensifolia	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E	Description, Image
odorata Roxb.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Lindsaea:

Flora of Mozambique: Lindsaea
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Lindsaea
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Lindsaea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Lindsaea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lindsaea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Lindsaea