Pteridophyta

Ophioglossaceae - Adder's-tongue family

Literature

Burrows, J.E. (1990) Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton.

Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13

Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta FZ

Description of the family

Terrestrial or epiphytic herbs with spherical, subspherical or elongated rhizomes. Fronds 1 or few, consisting of a simple or pinnately divided sterile, slightly fleshy lamina and a simple or compound, fertile, linear, stalked spike. Sporangia large, thick-walled, dehiscing by a slit into 2 valves.

Worldwide: 3 genera and 75 species, cosmopolitan.

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Links to genera: (1)

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Ophioglossum L.Description

Other sources of information about Ophioglossaceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ophioglossaceae
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Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Ophioglossaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=159, retrieved 3 September 2010

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