作者

DEVOL, CHARLES E. and SHIEH, WANG-CHUENG

型態特徵

Eusporangiate, terrestrial ferns; caudex short, globose, erect; or rhizome fleshy, dorsi-ventral, creeping to suberect; dictyostelic; cortex without sclerenchyma. Fronds pinnately compound, often very large, circinnate when young, base of stipe with 2 large leathery persistent stipules; pulvinus at or near base of stipe and pulvini at bases of rachillae. Sporangia arranged in closely arranged, elongate or circular sori, or synangia. Gametophyte green, lobed, the median region thickened; endophytic fungi present.

屬

Considered as one family with 6 genera, but some prefer to divide it into four distinct families.

參考文獻

• DEVOL, CHARLES E. and SHIEH, WANG-CHUENG, Flora of Taiwan, second edition 1: 74. 1994.  (Fl. Taiwan 2nd edit.)