Leptolepia Prantl

Genus

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Dennstaedtiaceae

Characteristics

Sori near apex of segs; indusium free above, upper margin toothed; sporangia globose, stalked; annulus incomplete, vertical; spores tetrahedral, finely tuberculate. Rhizome far-creeping, slender, solenostelic, clad in dark brown to ferruginous hairs. Lamina finely dissected, veins free. The N.Z. sp., or a closely allied one, occurs in Queensland and New Guinea.
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Images

Leptolepia unspecified picture

Distribution

Leptolepia world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:62293-3
WFO ID wfo-4000021295
COL ID 5D4V
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Leptolepia

Lower taxons

Leptolepia novae-zelandiae