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Type: Article
Published: 2020-09-17
Page range: 252–264
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Revision of the fern genus Didymochlaena (Didymochlaenaceae) from Madagascar

Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China.
Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China.
Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA and Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 416, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Indian Ocean islands taxonomic revision Pteridophytes

Abstract

The fern family Didymochlaenaceae contains the genus Didymochlaena only. This genus is generally believed to comprise one species only, while morphological polymorphism in this species has long been observed. Here we conducted a taxonomic revision of Didymochlaena from Madagascar and recognized six species including two new species, three new statuses, and one new combination. A key to the Malagasy species and detailed descriptions of all species recognized are provided.