Antrophyum Kaulf. - Lineleaf ferns

Description of the genus

Rhizome short creeping usually embedded in a mass of hairy roots, rhizome scales lanceolate. Fronds closely spaced, with or without a stalk. Lamina simple, linear to round, without a differentiated midrib; veins repeatedly forked and anastomosing to form large elongate areoles without included veinlets. Sori superficial or in grooves, elongate along the veins, often forming a reticulate pattern, without an indusium but with paraphyses.

Comment: Athrophyum was included in the Vittariaceae , now part of the Adiantaceae

Worldwide: Pantropical

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

Antrophyum mannianum

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mannianum Hook.ZDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Antrophyum:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Antrophyum
Flora of Malawi: Antrophyum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Antrophyum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Antrophyum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Antrophyum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Antrophyum
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iNaturalist: Antrophyum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Antrophyum
JSTOR Plant Science: Antrophyum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Antrophyum
Plants of the World Online: Antrophyum
Tropicos: Antrophyum
Wikipedia: Antrophyum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Antrophyum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2401, retrieved 29 March 2024

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