173.600 Cochlidium Kaulf.

Bishop, L.E. (1978) Revision of the Genus Cochlidium (Grammitidaceae) American Fern Journal 68(3) 76-94

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

Description of the genus

Plants epiphytic or lithophytic. Rhizome short-creeping with membranous bracts. Fronds monomorphic. Stipe short, without grooves or ridges. Lamina simple, pinnatifid or shallowly to deeply lobed or serrate; hydathodes absent or obscure; minute hairs present on both sides. Lamina differentiated into a serrate, sterile, bottom part and an entire, fertile top part. Sori confined to the lamina apex.

Worldwide: 16 species confined to the neotropics

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Species	Links to maps	FZ divisions	Content
serrulatum (Sw.) L.E. Bishop[LR-nt]	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Cochlidium:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cochlidium
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cochlidium
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cochlidium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cochlidium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cochlidium