Cheiroglossa C.Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid.
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.4 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D25987A7-FFC8-5B46-F7B1-F99DFE657897 |
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Felipe |
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Cheiroglossa C.Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid. |
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Cheiroglossa C.Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid. View in CoL 56. 1845 [1846].
This segregate genus from Ophioglossum has a single, tropical species characterized by palmately divided leaves bearing usually 6–8 fertile spikes ( Bower 1911, Gómez 1976). It is closely related to the Asian genus Ophioderma (Blume) Endl. , which is also epiphytic but has simple leaves; these two genera have sometimes been treated as congeners ( Hauk et al. 2003).
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