| Home | > | List of families | > | Osmundaceae |
Osmundaceae - Royal fern 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 ferns with rhizomes erect or procumbent, enclosed by a mass of persistent stipe-bases which are winged at the base. Fronds 2-pinnate or deeply 2-3-pinnatifid. Sporangia large, borne either on both surfaces of narrow fertile pinnules or on the under surface of undifferentiated pinnae. Worldwide: 3 genera and 22 species occurring in both tropical and temperate regions |
|
Links to genera: (2)
| Genus | Content |
| Osmunda L. | Description, Image |
| Todea Willd. ex Bernh. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Osmundaceae:
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for OsmundaceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
| Home | > | List of families | > | Osmundaceae |