Pteridophyta: Polypodiales

Thelypteridaceae - Marsh fern family

Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011) Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature

Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983) The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria.

Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13

Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca

Description of the family

Terrestrial or epilithic ferns. Rhizome creeping or sub- to erect, simple or branched with narrow or broad scales on the rhizome and main axes. Fronds monomorphic, tufted or widely spaced. Stipe not articulated. Lamina 1-2-pinnate (-3-pinnatifid), sometimes with proliferating buds on the rhachis, with hairs occuring on the axes and lamina surfaces; venation simple or branched, free or anastomising, often with an excurrent vein running to the sinus between two pinna lobes, ending near or in the margin. Sori circular to linear, not marginal, exindusiate or with reniform indusium, homosporous.

Worldwide: c.1000 species, the generic classification for the family is diverse depending on which author is being used, ± cosmopolitan.

Caprivi: 2 genera and 2 taxa.

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Cyclosorus LinkDescription, Image
Thelypteris SchmidelDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Thelypteridaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Thelypteridaceae
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Thelypteridaceae
Flora of Malawi: Thelypteridaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Thelypteridaceae
Flora of Zambia: Thelypteridaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Thelypteridaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Thelypteridaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Thelypteridaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Thelypteridaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Thelypteridaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Thelypteridaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Thelypteridaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Thelypteridaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Thelypteridaceae
Wikipedia: Thelypteridaceae
Plants of the World Online: Thelypteridaceae
Tropicos: Thelypteridaceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Family page: Thelypteridaceae.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=219, retrieved 28 March 2024

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