Leptopteris C.Presl

Genus

Pteridophytes > Osmundales > Osmundaceae

Characteristics

Rhizome short, erect, sometimes forming a slender trunk. Fronds small, membranous; stomata absent. Sporangia restricted to the basal half of minor costules of pinnules, in oblong or irregular patches, not confluent. [See also Green (1994).]
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Fertile pinnae not different from sterile in shape; lamina very thin and translucent
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Characteristic of very humid situations.
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Images

Leptopteris unspecified picture

Distribution

Leptopteris world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17133720-1
WFO ID wfo-4000021324
COL ID 5DB2
BDTFX ID 122723
INPN ID 672659
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Synonyms

Leptopteris

Lower taxons

Leptopteris moorei Leptopteris hymenophylloides Leptopteris fraseri Leptopteris laxa Leptopteris alpina Leptopteris superba