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Gleicheniaceae - Forking Fern Family
Burrows, J.E. (1990) Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton.
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011) Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature
Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983) The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria.
Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13
Roux, J.P. (2009) Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta FZ
Description of the family
Terrestrial or lithophytic ferns. Rhizome thin, widely creeping, branched, apex with fringed scales or branched hairs. Fronds widely spaced, arranged in 1 row, scandent, with indeterminate growth. Lamina variously compound, pseudo- dichotomously branched with a dormant apical bud between the pairs of pinnae, herbaceous to coriaceous. Veins free, forked. Indumentum composed of stellate and branched hairs and fimbriate bracts confined to the rhizome and frond axes. Sori circular, superficial or immersed, on acroscopic vein branches, without indusia. Worldwide: Pantropical, also in Japan, Australia and New Zealand (Source GBIF); 6 genera and ± 125 species |
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More sample images from the Gleicheniaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
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| Genus | Content |
| Dicranopteris Bernh. | Description, Image |
| Gleichenia Sm. | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Gleicheniaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: GleicheniaceaeGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Gleicheniaceae
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