Pteridophyta

Sinopteridaceae - Cliff brakes and lip ferns

Description of the family

Comment: Sometimes included as a subfamily in the Pteridaceae

Worldwide: 20 genera, ± species worldwide

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Cheilanthes hirta

Cheilanthes hirta

Cheilanthes leachii

Cheilanthes leachii

Cheilanthes multifida

Cheilanthes multifida

Cheilanthes viridis var. glauca

Cheilanthes viridis var. glauca

Pellaea dura var. dura

Pellaea dura var. dura

Links to genera:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

GenusContent
Cheilanthes Sw.Description
Doryopteris J.Sm.
Pellaea LinkDescription

Other sources of information about Sinopteridaceae:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Sinopteridaceae
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Sinopteridaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Sinopteridaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=311, retrieved 19 May 2013

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