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Genus Polyphlebium Family Hymenophyllaceae

Description: Epiphytic plants; rhizome creeping, filiform, densely covered with hairs.

Fronds pinnatifid to pinnate, the pinnae irregularly lobed and prominently veined; false veins absent.

Sori marginal, partly immersed in the lamina; involucre tubular, urn-shaped, the mouth broadly dilated; receptacle slender, exserted.


Distribution and occurrence: World: 1 species, Australia, New Zealand. Australia: 1 species

Text by Peter G. Wilson
Taxon concept:

One species in NSW: Polyphlebium venosum

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