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Issue: Vol. 70 No. 1 (2012)
Type: Monograph
Published: 2012-10-30
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.70.1.1
Page range: 1–118
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A revision of the fern genus Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) in sub-Saharan Africa

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Compton Herbarium, Private Bag X7, Claremont 7735, Cape Town, South Africa / H.G.W.J. Schweickerdt Herbarium, Department of Plant Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
Dryopteris Dryopteridaceae Africa Pteridophytes

Abstract

The morphology of the Dryopteris species occurring in sub-Saharan Africa is discussed. This is followed by a revision of the genus in this region, and the Cape Verde Islands in the Gulf of Guinea. Twenty-six species are recognised for the region.

How to Cite

Roux, J.P. (2012)

A revision of the fern genus Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) in sub-Saharan Africa

. Phytotaxa 70 (1): 1–118. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.70.1.1