Biology:Caobangia squamata
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Short description: Species of fern
Caobangia squamata | |
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Species: | C. squamata
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Caobangia squamata A.R. Sm. & X.C. Zhang
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Lemmaphyllum squamatum (A. R. Smith & X. C. Zhang) Li Wang[1] |
Caobangia squamata is a species of fern known only from Vietnam and from Guangxi Province in southern China . It is the only known species in its genus, distinctive because of the long, reddish-brown hair-like scales on the leaves. The plant is an herb spreading by rhizomes. Leaves are simple, elliptical. Sori are round, on the underside of the leaves. Spores white.[3][4][2]
References
- ↑ Li Wang et al., Botanical Journal of the Linnaean Society 162: 36. 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flora of China v 2-3 p 827.
- ↑ Smith, Alan Reid, & Zhang, Xian-chun. 2002. Caobangia, a new genus and species of Polypodiaceae from Vietnam. Novon 12:546-550.
- ↑ Smith, A. R., K. M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, P. Korall, H. Schneider & P. Wolff. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 705–731.
Wikidata ☰ Q15324425 entry