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Aglaomorpha coronans

(Aglaomorpha coronans)

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Description

Rhizome 2-3 cm in diam.or more;rachises not persistent.Rhizome scales spreading,pseudopeltate,5-20 × 0.5-1 mm,basal auricles short,margin toothed,apex narrowly acuminate to shortly filiform;midrib absent.Fronds with overlapping bases,monomorphic or with fertile parts slightly narrowed,sessile,dilated base lobed,upward pinnatifid up to 0.2 cm from rachis,70-170 × 20-45 cm,glabrous;apical pinna present.Pinnae without basal constriction,15-35 × 1.5-5 cm,margin entire,apex acute to acuminate.Sori usually present on all pinnae,in several rows between midrib and margin,one in each main areole,elongated,1-3 mm in largest diam.,slightly sunken.Sporangia glabrous.Spores verrucate,with spines.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order:Polypodiales
Family:Polypodiaceae
Genus:Aglaomorpha
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