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153.300 Blotiella
Burrows, J.E. (1990) Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton.
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 genus
Rhizome creeping or erect, often massive. Fronds tufted, closely spaced; pinnate (in young fronds), but 2-pinnatifid to 3-pinnate in more mature fronds, pubescent to hirsute, at least on the under surface; veins anastomosing freely. Sori discrete, not continuous, confined to lobe sinuses, marginal with membranous indusia. Derivation of name: Blotiella: named after Madame M.L. Tardieu-Blot(1902-1998), a pteridologistof the Natural History Museum in Paris Comment: To be able to distinguish the 2 species with absolute certainty, one needs to examen the rhizome!
Worldwide: c. 12 species from tropical America, Africa to the Mascarenes |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| glabra (Bory) R.M. Tryon | MS | Description, Image |
| natalensis (Hook.) R.M. Tryon | Z,MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Blotiella:
Flora of Zimbabwe: BlotiellaePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Blotiella
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Blotiella
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Blotiella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Blotiella
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Blotiella
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