Marattiaceae Kaulf.

This family is accepted.

[FWTA]

Marattiaceae, A.H.G Alston. Flora of West Tropical Africa. 1959

Morphology General Habit
Robust perennial herbs with fleshy mycorrhizal roots and multicellular root hairs
Vegetative Multiplication Rhizomes
Rhizomes short massive erect trunks, covered with persistent stipules; leaf–traces with complex steles

[FTEA]

Marattiaceae, B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D.. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1999

Morphology General Habit
Large terrestrial ferns with often very large fronds and stipular outgrowths at the base of the stipe
Vegetative Multiplication Rhizomes
Rhizome creeping or erect, short and massive

Marattiaceae Kaulf. appears in other Kew resources:

First published in Enum. Filic. 31. 1824 [8 Apr - 29 May 1824] (1824)

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
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