Disentangling the diversity and taxonomy of Hymenophyllaceae (Hymenophyllales, Polypodiidae) in the Comoros
Author
Ahamada H. Saïd
Author
Sabine Hennequin
Author
Germinal Rouhan
Author
Jean-Yves Dubuisson
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2017
2017-04-28
313
1
53
journal article
32053
10.5852/ejt.2017.313
e9b8382f-faec-4925-993b-f13e4cfa2a71
2118-9773
896401
Genus
Crepidomanes
(C.
Presl) C.Presl (Presl 1849
)
This genus is mostly paleotropical with more than 25 species including two taxa in Americas (
Dubuisson
et al.
2013b
). All species are epiphytic or lithophytic, dwarf to medium-size plants characterized by long-creeping, filiform and rootless rhizomes bearing pending flabellate (for the smallest) to highly divided (for the largest) fronds. The marginal sori have a tubular base and lips more or less developed (see
Fig. 2C
). In addition, laminae often exhibit false veins (
Fig. 2E
) or folds imitating veins.