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Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca
Description of the genus
Rhizome erect or creeping; rhizome scales linear attenuate, brown. Stipe dark reddish-brown, glabrous. Fronds tufted or spaced. Lamina 2-4-pinnatifid with white, pink, yellow or orange powder on
underside, glabrous on upper surface; veins free.
Sori without an indusium, borne along the length of
the veins. Derivation of name: pityon: chaff, gramma: line; reference to the powdery, linear-like arrangement of the sori. Worldwide: 16 species, neotropical distribution. Mozambique: 2 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
argentea (Willd.) Domin | MS | Description, Image |
calomelanos (L.) Link var. calomelanos | Z | Description |
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
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