191.700 Tectaria Cav.
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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the genus
Rhizome stout, creeping or erect; rhizome scales, thin, entire.
Fronds tufted, herbaceous to coriaceous.
Stipe shiny, scaly, not articulated.
Lamina 2-pinnatifid to 3-pinnate, basal pinnae often basiscopically developed, often with proliferating buds along the lamina axis; ultimate segments entire or lobed; veins anastomosing with or without included veinlets.
Sori round; indusia peltate or round-kidney-shaped or absent. Derivation of name: tectus: hidden, secret; possibly alluding to the deeply shaded habitats of the ferns of this genus. Worldwide: c. 210 species, paleotropic distribution. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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