117.600 Osmunda L.

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Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca

Description of the genus

Rhizome erect, without scales, covered with a mass of persistent winged leaf-bases. Lamina 2-pinnate, with the fertile pinnules borne at the apex; veins free. Fertile pinnules markedly different, namely much narrower, than the sterile pinnules. Sporangia borne in dense clusters on both sides of fertile pinnules.

Worldwide: c. 7 species, subcosmopolitan distribution

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
regalis L.	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image

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