137.000 Doryopteris J.Sm.
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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the genus
Rhizome short, unbranched. Fronds monomorphic or dimorphic, pedate-pinnatifid, segments not articulated. Sori marginal or submarginal, indusium a strongly modified margin, interrupted or continuous. Derivation of name: dory: spear, pteris: fern; alluding to the shape of the leaves of some species. Worldwide: ± 35 species, pantropical Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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