117.600 Osmunda L.
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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
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: c. 7 species, subcosmopolitan distribution Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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