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Saccolomatineae

plant suborder
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  • tree fern
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    / Annotated classification

    Suborder Saccolomatineae Family Saccolomataceae Plants mostly in soil; rhizomes short-creeping to erect, sometimes appearing as short trunks, scaly; leaves 1 to 5 times pinnately compound, mostly glabrous; sori marginal or submarginal, the indusium pouchlike, opening toward the margin; sporangia with the annulus vertical; spores trilete (tetrahedral-globose);…

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    Suborder Saccolomatineae Family Saccolomataceae Plants mostly in soil; rhizomes short-creeping to erect, sometimes appearing as short trunks, scaly; leaves 1 to 5 times pinnately compound, mostly glabrous; sori marginal or submarginal, the indusium pouchlike, opening toward the margin; sporangia with the annulus vertical; spores trilete (tetrahedral-globose);…

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