| Literature: | | |
| 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 | | |
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| Names | FZ Divisions | Source codes |
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| STICHERUS C.Presl | | |
| Sticherus umbraculiferus (Kunze) Ching | E | FZ |
| Gleichenia umbraculifera (Kunze) T.Moore | | |
| Mertensia umbraculifera Kunze | | |
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| 118.700 GLEICHENIA Sm. | | |
| Gleichenia polypodioides (L.) Sm. | N,E,S | B83, FZ |
| Calymella polypodioides (L.) Ching | | |
| Gleichenia argentea Kaulf. | | |
| Gleichenia glauca Sw. | | |
| Mertensia coeruleoglauca Poir. | | |
| Onoclea polypodioides L. | | |
| | | |
| 118.800 DICRANOPTERIS Bernh. | | |
| Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw. | N,E,S | B83, FZ |
| Gleichenia linearis (Burm.f.) C.B.Clarke | | |
| Mertensia linearis (Burm.f.) Fritsch | | |
| Polypodium linearis Burm.f. | | |