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Pityrogramma
fern genus
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Pteridaceae
- In Pteridaceae: Pteridoid clade
Pityrogramma, or the gold- and silver-backed ferns, consists of about 16 tropical species, which are occasionally cultivated in greenhouses for the colourful yellow or white farina found on the lower leaf surfaces of most species. The species of the former genus Eriosorus are now placed…
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sori characteristics
- In fern: The sorus
…genera, especially in the genus Pityrogramma. (2) A line of sporangia along the leaf edge, protected usually by a rolled-over and modified laminar margin, is represented by Pteris. (3) Round and naked sori (i.e., without an indusium) are found in Polypodium. (4) An arrangement of large sori that usually expand…
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