126.800 Schizaea Sm.
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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the genus
Rhizome short, horizontal. Fronds closely spaced, grass-like, narrowly linear. Fertile portion in an apical, comb-like, pinnate segment, its segments with narrow margins.
Sporangia born in a single row on each side of a segment vein, covered by the pinnae margin when young, but later produting. Derivation of name: schizein: to split, referring to the finely divided, comb-like, pinnate apical portion of the fertile frond. Worldwide: 20-28 species, pantropical distribution Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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pectinata (L.) Sw. | MS | Description, Image |
tenella Kaulf. | MS | Description, Image |
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