Pteridaceae

Ceratopteris Brongn.

First published in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1821: 186 (1821)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Aquatic ferns; rhizomes short, erect, with sparse scales
Morphology Leaves
Leaves of two kinds, the fertile leaf-blades more dissected and with narrower segments than the sterile; veins forming a reticulum; petiole green
Morphology Reproductive morphology Sporangia
Sporangia borne along the veins, protected by the reflexed leaf-margin.
Note
Genus of a few ill-defined species, sometimes placed in its own family, Parkeriaceae.
Distribution
Occurring throughout the tropics
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0