Trichomanes L.

Description of the genus

Rhizome filiform, widely creeping or erect, densely clothed with black or brown hairs, or shorter and thicker (1–3 mm. thick). Fronds simple, or up to 4-pinnatifid, glabrous or subglabrous or with marginal hairs; veins free or connected to a sub-marginal vein; false veins sometimes present. Sori marginal, turbinate to obconic, with 2 rounded apical lobes; filamentous receptacle often exserted beyond the sorus.

Worldwide: Almost worldwide; mostly tropical and a few temperate areas.

Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon.

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crispiforme AlstonDescription

Other sources of information about Trichomanes:

External websites:

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

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated plants: genus page: Trichomanes.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2649, retrieved 29 April 2024

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