Polyphlebium
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011) Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature
Description of the genus
Rhizomes long creeping, covered with light brown hairs, roots few and fine. Fronds 2- or 3-pinnate, venation anadromous. Sori tubular; involucres not bivalvate, usually dilate, receptacle long-exserted. Derivation of name: polys: many, phlebios: veined; some species have fronds with a prominent venation. Worldwide: c. 15 species, south temperate distribution Rwanda: 1 taxon. |
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| borbonicum (Bosch.) Ebihara & Dubuisson | Description, Image |
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