190.600 Arachniodes Blume
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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the genus
Rhizome creeping or ascending.
Fronds spaced or tufted, herbacious or coriaceous.
Stipes not articulated, scaly at the base.
Lamina 2- to 4- pinnatifid , basal pinnae strongly basiscopically developed and almost as long as the lamina; ultimate segments with a sharp, long bristle-like point; veins free.
Rhachis stramineous.
Sori round, indusia coriaceous, kidney-shaped, spores monolete.
Derivation of name: arachne: spider, -odes: in the form of; alluding to the finely divided pentagonal outline of the lamina of some species. Worldwide: About 50-70 species, mostly tropical and warm-temperate distribution. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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