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BLUMEA 39 (1994) 351-364 A monographof the fern genus Thylacopteris (Polypodiaceae) G. Rödl-Linder Rijksherbarium/Hortus Botanicus,P.O.Box9514,2300 RALeiden, TheNetherlands Summary This studydeals withthe systematics ofthefree-veined Polypodiaceaelacking any soralparaphyses and representedonlyin thepaleotropics.Itincludestherecognitionanddescriptionoftwo species of ThylacopterisKunze exJ.Sm.afull synonymy andadiscussion ofits systematic position. Introduction This study concentrates on the analysis oftwo species earlierreferredto the genus Polypodium L. (sensu lato) withfree, once forking veins. John Smithestablished thegenusThylacopteris toaccommodateonly onespecies, T.papillosa. Asthetax- onomic history shows, not much attentionwas given to this genus.Some authors assume analliancewithPolypodium L.(sensu stricto)and Goniophlebium (Blume) Presl, others declareitssystematic position as uncertain. Inordertoclarify theidentity andtounravelthesystematic position ofthis genus ananalysis ofcharacters was undertaken. They concern the morphology ofthema- ture sporophyte, with respect tothe rhizome, therhizomescales, thegross morphol- ogy, the venationpattern, the indument, the sori, the sporangia, and the spores. Microscopical andsubmicroscopical featureswere included.Several ofthesecharac- ters were studiedin detailforthis groupforthefirst time.Characterstatessuch as the articulationofthepinnae withthe rhachisandtheabsence ofany soral paraphy- ses confirm its generic status and justify the retentionofthe genus.Within Thyl- acopteris two species arerecognised, T. diaphana having been neglected by most authors. The resultsof thecharacter analysis were compared withcorresponding detailedinformationavailableonGoniophlebium (Blume) PreslandPolypodium L. (s.s.)(Rodl-Linder, 1990).Anumberofcharacterssuggestarelationwiththegenus Goniophlebium (Blume) Presl,especially withthe(partly) free-veinedspecies ofthis genus,rather thanwith any othergenera. Geographical andecological particularitieswere investigated. Itwas attempted to clarifyeventualrelationships alsoincorrelationwiththegeographic distributionpat- tern. Inthe taxonomicpart anemendeddescription of thegenusis given. The species are describedin detailand a listof distinguishing characters foridentification is provided.A fullsynonymy of concernedtaxa is given andinformationonthedistri- bution, thehabitatandon otherrelevant observationsisadded.Anindexofthespec- imensstudied is included. 352 BLUMEA Vol. 39, No. 1/2, 1994 MATERIAL AND METHODS Dried specimens of c. 200collection numbers, partly withmany duplicates, were studied from the following herbaria(the abbreviationsfollowthe IndexHerbario- rum): A, BM, BO, GH, K, L, MICH, NY, P, PNH, UC, US. Selected specimens werealsoexaminedfrom RO. Foranatomicalstudies, commonmethodsas describedby thepresentauthor(1990) havebeen applied. TAXONOMIC HISTORY OF THYLACOPTERIS Thegenus Thylacopteris was createdby John Smith(1875) to accommodatePoly- podiumpapillosum Blumeas the only species. As distinguishing characters from true Polypodium he stressed the deeply impressed sori andthe articulationofthe lateralsegmentswith therhachis. Christensen(1934) stressed the resemblanceofThylacopteris papillosa to Poly- podium vulgare L.andthecloserelationship ofthesebothto Goniophlebium (Blume) Presl. Considering Thylacopteris diaphana congeneric with T. papillosa, Copeland (1947) had difficulties to recognise generic characters. Ching (1978) confirmed Christensen'ssuggestion ofa closerelationship betweenThylacopteris, Polypodium L.(sensu stricto) andthefree-veinedspecies ofGoniophlebium (Blume) Presl. Otherauthorssuch as Holttum (1966) and Tryon & Lugardon (1991) preferred tokeep Thylacopteris within thegenusPolypodium. Tryon & Tryon (1982) placed Thylacopteris into analliancewithPolypodium andGoniophlebium, however,with- outaccepting it as a genus.Hennipman etal.(1990) recognises a genus Thylacopte- ris "thesystematic position ofwhichis stilluncertain", withinthetribePolypodieae. MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY OFTHE MATURE SPOROPHYTE Characters and character states Afterthe recognition ofthespecies, analyses ofatotalof65 morphological andana- tomical characterswereexecuted.Characters were selectedconsidering theirimpor- tance forcomparison withGoniophlebium (Blume) PreslandPolypodium L. (s.s.) inordertoelucidatesystematic relationships. Thirty-six distinguishing characterswererecognised andacertainnumberofchar- acterstateswereattributedtothem.Adiscussion is given aboutthecomparison be- tween thetwo species ofThylacopteris and thecharacterstatesrecognised inGonio- phlebium (Blume) Presl, withspecial referenceto the(partly) free-veinedspecies of this genus. These are G. manmeiense(Christ) Rodl-Linderand G. microrhizoma (Baker) Bedd.,twooftheninespecies building theGoniophlebium subauriculatum- groupwhichis consideredamonophyletic group.Inadditiontherespective character statesin anAsianrepresentative ofthePolypodium vulgare-complex, P. vulgare L. var. japonicum Franchet& Savatier(syn. PolypodiumfaurieiChrist) are includedin the comparison. (For furtherdetails onthe descriptions, see Rodl-Linder, 1990.) Characters arebasedonstudiesofmature sporophytes. They concern rhizomes, rhi- G. Rodl-Linder: Monographof Thylacopteris 353 zome scales, frondsincluding gross morphology, venationpattern, laminar indu- ment,soriwithsporangia, andspores. Rhizome Distance ofphyllopodia - Thephyllopodia ofThylacopteris are situated 3-12mm apart. Thisoverlaps withthe valuesin Goniophlebium manmeienseand G. micro- rhizoma,butis more distantthaninPolypodiumfauriei. Darkbundlesheaths- Darkbundlesheaths arepresentonly inThylacopteris pa- pillosa, whilethey areabsentinT. diaphana andthespecies undercomparison from theothergenera. Numberofsclerenchyma strands- For Thylacopteris papillosa between 12and 100vlerenchyma strandshavebeencounted, whilesclerenchyma strands areabsent inrhizomes of T. diaphana. Dark sclerenchyma strandsarepresentin allGoniophle- biumspecies, varying in numberfrom 1to morethan 100.Sclerenchyma strands are absentinthe species belonging to thePolypodium vulgare-complex andinall neo- tropical species withgoniophlebioid venation. Rhizome scales Major differencesbetweenthespecies groups havebeen foundconcerning the rhi- zomescales. Insertion- Rhizomescales ofbothspecies ofThylacopterisas wellas ofthe(part- ly) free-veined Goniophlebium species are evenly inserted. ThoseofPolypodium fauriei are insertedin aninvagination. Bothcharacterstatesare foundinothergroups ofGoniophlebium. Colour All species of Thylacopteris and Goniophlebium have brown rhizome - scales, whereasinPolypodium faurieithey areorange. Exposition - Allrhizomescalesare atleastbasally adpressed totherhizome. How- ever,inboth Thylacopteris species they are apically spreading, as they are inmost Goniophlebium species. InPolypodiumfauriei the wholescaleis firmly adpressed to therhizome. Density - Therhizomescales ofThylacopteris covertherhizomelessdensely than theydo intheotherspecies undercomparison. Persistency - RhizomescalesofThylacopteris aredeciduous.Respective species ofGoniophlebium andPolypodium have persistentrhizome scales. Dimorphism and general shape - Dimorphism hererefers tothepresence ofmu- cronate and deltoidrhizomescales only in Thylacopteris diaphana. InT. papillosa andthe Goniophlebium species under study the rhizomescales are always deltoid. Theshape oftherhizomescales ofPolypodiumfauriei is broadly deltoid. Apex shape - Theapexofdeltoidor mucronaterhizomescales is acute oracumi- nate (Fig. la-d). InPolypodium fauriei theapex ofthe rhizomescales is rounded. Shape ofauricles- Auricles areroundexcept in Goniophlebium microrhizoma where they are pointed. Attachment- Generally rhizomescales ofallspecies belonging tothegenusGonio- phlebium as wel' as to Thylacopteris are pseudopeltately attached (Fig. la-d). Pel- tate attachmentis afrequent characterstatein goniophlebioid species fromtheneo- tropics whichareretainedinPolypodium. 354 BLUMEA Vol. 39, No. 1/2, 1994 Fig. 1.Thylacopterisdiaphana(Brause)Copel.(Brass24996).a.Deltoidrhizome scaledetail,x80: perfoliate, auriclesoverlapping,basalcells puzzle-shaped;b. deltoidrhizome scaleoudine;c.mucro- naterhizome scale detail,x 80:perfoliate,auricles cordate,marginalcells puzzle-shaped; d.mucro- naterhizome scale outline;e. detailofpuzzle-shapedcell walls with the innerlayer warty, x550. G. Rodl-Lindcr: Monographof Thylacopteris 355 Indexlength/width - Thelength/width ratiois clearly lowerin rhizomescalesof Polypodium faurieithan itis intheotherspecies undercomparison. Clathrationofcell walls- RhizomescalesofPolypodium fauriei are completely opaque,whilemostoftheircellwalls arethickened inThylacopteris and Goniophle- bium. Clathratecellwallsinnerlayer- Obviously arare appearanceis awarty state of thethickenedinnerlayer (Fig. le).Itispresentinboth Thylacopteris species, how- ever never inGoniophlebium norinPolypodium. Ithas earlieronly beenobservedin onespecies ofMicrosorum, viz. M.spectrum(Kaulf.) Copel. (Bosman, 1991). Shape ofcellsbasally- ThischaracterofThylacopterisrepresentsan unique state. Thecellsofthebasalpartofthescales are clearly jigsaw-puzzle-shaped (Fig. la-e). Thishasnot beendescribedfromany otherspecies of thefamily. SomeMicrosorum species have slightly wavy anticlinalcell wallswhichare, however,not reallyjigsaw- puzzle-shaped. In Selliguea feei Bory asimilarcell shape ispresent, but thescales areotherwisevery different. Clathratemarginal protrusions- Themarginoftherhizomescales inGoniophle- biumis ciliate, i.e. clathratemarginal protrusions arepresent. Such protrusions are very shortin Thylacopteris(Fig. la, c) andabsentinPolypodium (s.s.). Rhizoid-likesurfacehairs- Rhizoid-likesurface hairsonrhizomescales areab- sent in Thylacopteris, but presentinGoniophlebium manmeiense, G. microrhizoma andinPolypodiumfauriei. Fronds Gross morphology Texture- Thetexture offrondsof Thylacopteris is transparently membranaceous. In Goniophlebium itis generally thinherbaceousandinPolypodium (s.s.) firmher- baceous. Maximum length ofblade- With a length of59 cm, the longest fronds have been encountered in Thylacopteris, while fronds ofPolypodium fauriei do not exceed 32cm. Lateral segmentarticulation- The lateralsegments are in all species concerned deeply divided, almostto therhachis. Thylacopteris diaphana andT.papillosa show a unique characterstatehere. Arudimentary abscission layerindicatesanarticulation ofthelateralsegmentswiththerhachis(Fig. 2). Lateralsegments distance- Lateralsegmentsare closesttoeach otherinspecies ofThylacopteris andwidestapartinPolypodium fauriei. Venationpattern The species undercomparison herehavea freevenationpatternin common.The veins are usually easily seen, but inPolypodium fauriei thevenationis sometimes indistinctduetothefirmtexture ofthelamina. Free veins - Inspecies of Thylacopteris the freeveins may be simple, but are mostly once-forked.In Goniophlebium manmeiensethey areonce-forked, whereas in G. microrhizomaas wellas inPolypodium fauriei theyare twice-forked. Areolae- Goniophlebioid areolaewithfreeincludedveinsare sometimespresent in Goniophlebium microrhizomaandabsentintheother species understudy. 356 BLUMEA Vol. 39,No. 1/2, 1994 Fig. 2. Thylacopterispapillosa (Blume) Kunze ex J.Sm. (Jermy 13985),part ofafertile frond, detailofthe uppersurface ofthree middle pinnae,articulation ofthepinnaewith therhachis indi- cated;x 3.2. Laminarindument Glandularhairsarepresentonthelaminaandpetioles ofallspecies ofthefamily Polypodiaceae. However, there are differences in the length andin the numberof terminalglands. Itseems thatThylacopteris hasonly 2-celledglandular hairsinclud- ing one terminalgland, whereas in Goniophlebium andPolypodium longer hairs withsometimes2 or 3terminalglands occur. Laminar/petiolar acicularhairs- Acicularhairs areabsentinThylacopteris as well as in thefree veinedspecies ofGoniophlebium. In Polypodiumfauriei they arepres- ent. They maybepresentorabsentinotherspecies ofGoniophlebium. Sori, paraphyses andsporangia Soriare arranged uniserialateithersideofthemain vein,terminally atafreevein. Iftheveinis once forked, thenthesorus is locatedattheacroscopic branch.InPoly- podiumfauriei theveinis forkedtwice. Inthiscase theposition ofthesorus isatthe endoftheacroscopic branchsituatedclosertothemainvein. Relationof thesori tothesurfaceofthelamina- Thylacopteris diaphana hassuper- ficialsori, as do thespecies oftheothergeneraunder comparison. In T.papillosa the soriare deeply sunken. Species of theGoniophlebium percussum-grouphavemore orless sunkensori, but differinmanyotheraspects from Thylacopteris. Shape ofthesori - Concerning this characterGoniophlebium microrhizomawith slightly ovalshaped sori represents anexception. Thecommonstateis aroundshape. G.Rodl-Linder: Monographof Thylacopleris 357 Receptacular hair-likeparaphyses - Receptacular hair-likeparaphyses were found inallspecies ofGoniophlebium andPolypodium (s.s.)but are absentin Thylaco- pteris. Hair-likeparaphyses branching fromsporangial stalk- Theseepisporangial struc- tures areabsentin Thylacopteris andPolypodium fauriei,butpresentin Goniophle- biummanmeienseandG. microrhizoma. Totalannulus cells ofthe sporangium - The annulus ofsporangial capsules of Polypodiumfauriei consists of21-25cells, whileall otherspecies undercompari- son havea totalofonly 17-20annuluscells. However, other Goniophlebium spe- ciesalso havehigher numbersofannulus cells. Length ofthesporangial capsule - WithinthegenusGoniophlebium, G. manmei- enseandG. microrhizomahaverelatively smallcapsules. Capsules of Thylacopteris withalength ofc. 325 pm reachthe upperlimitoftherangefound forPolypodium fauriei. Spores Sizeofthespores - Corresponding toasmallersize ofthesporangial capsule, the sporesofthefree-veinedspecies ofGoniophlebium are also smallerthanthose of Thylacopteris andPolypodium fauriei. Fig. 3.Thylacopterisdiaphana(Brause)Copel.(Brass12838).a.Lateralview:exospore pusticulate, laesura0.5x lengthofspore; b.detail:perispore shallowlyreticulate,globulesmanyinvarioussizes. —Thylacopterispapillosa(Blume)Kunze ex J.Sm.(Johansson c.s.84); c. lateralview: exospore smooth,laesura0.7 xlengthofspore; d. detail:perisporeplain, globulesmanyin varioussizes. — Scalebars: a& c=10µm; b& d=5µm. 358 BLUMEA Vol. 39,No. 1/2, 1994 Perispore surfaceornamentationseenwiththeSEM(x 5000) -Whilsttheperispore of Thylacopteris papillosa is smooth (Fig. 3c, d), the perispore of T. diaphana is shallowly reticulate (Fig. 3a,b), the one of Goniophlebium manmeiense is granu- late,andslightly undulateinG. microrhizomaandPolypodiumfauriei. Globules ontheperispore - Whilstthereare always (few to) manyglobules, i.e. spherical deposits, presenton thesporesofThylacopteris, these are usually absentin theother species undercomparison. Surface ornamentationofthe exospore - The smoothcondition, presentinThyla- copterispapillosa, has beenfound as wellintheGoniophlebiumpercussum-group. The othertaxa undercomparison show somekindofexospore ornamentation, i.e. slightly pusticulate or colliculateandverrucate. Theverrucate exosporeis quitedis- tinct, showing a decreasein thesizeofverrucae towardsthedistalpole. MONOPHYLY AND SYSTEMATIC POSITIONOF THYLACOPTERIS Delimitationof thegenus One characterin the original description (Smith, 1875) hasbeen overlooked by all laterauthors whocommentedonthis genus. Atfirst itappearsconfusing toread "fronds pinnatifid laciniaearticulate withthe rhachis." One could imagine ... ..., thesetwo terms as contradictory. The articulationofthelateralsegments with the rhachis obviously refers to arudimentary abscission layer presentbasally between thepinnae, which breaksandfacilitates aseparation ofthepinnae exactly along the rhachis. In fact, this predetermined breaking point is absentin other free-veined Polypodiaceae, e.g.species ofthe Polypodium vulgare-complex andthe(partly)free- veinedspeciesofGoniophlebium. The deeplyimpressed receptacles are emphasised in allrelevantpublications, even though they arepresentonly inoneofthetwo species ofThylacopteris. One species ofthegenus Goniophlebium, G. mehibitense(C. Chr.)Parris, shares this character state, butisotherwisecertainlynot closely relatedto Thylacopteris papillosa. Chris- tensen (1934) didnot findany character, thefreeveins excepted, bywhich T.papil- losa differs fromseveral Malayan species ofGoniophlebium withimmersedsori. According to him,itstands inrelationto suchspecies exactly asPolypodium vulgare stands totheAsianspecies ofGoniophlebium withsuperficial sori. Herethe degree ofimmersionofthe soriis not considereda usefulcharacter to recognise relation- ships. Thethird distinguishing charactermentionedby John Smith(1875) is thefree, once-forkedvenation.Holttum(1966) states: "In Malayawe haveonespecies with freeveins."He doesnot takeinto accounteitherThylacopteris diaphana or Gonio- phlebiummanmeiense. Inadditiontothe freevenationandthearticulationofthelateralsegmentswiththe rhachis, the presentstudy revealed theimportance ofothercharacters. In Thylaco- pteris thecell walls atthebaseofthe rhizomescalesare jigsaw-puzzle-shaped and theirinner, thickened layer is warty (Fig. le). Receptacular paraphyses are totally absent. Thesecharactersare consideredgeneric anda monophyly of thegenusThyl- acopteris isassumed. G. Rodl-Linder: Monographof Thylacopteris 359 Delimitationofthe species Due to the freevenationcombinedwith othercharacters, as elucidatedabove, Thylacopterispapillosa hasalways beenaccepted as a distinctspecies. Brausestated in hisoriginal description ofPolypodium diaphana thesimilarity with P.papillosa, mentioning thesuperficial situationofthesori as theonly difference.Copeland (1947) in additionstressed thesclerenchyma strands, whichheconsideredas "merely indi- cated" inThylacopteris diaphana. Inthisstudy sclerenchyma strands in therhizome ofT. diaphana have notbeen found. According to Copeland (1947), "this species couldbeleft inPolypodium, ifitwere consideredbyitself."The present study re- vealedsomemorespecific characters: darkbundlesheathsarepresentin therhizome of Thylacopteris papillosa, whilstthey areabsentin T. diaphana. The spores ofT. diaphanahaveashorter laesuraandashallowly reticulateperispore (Fig. 3b), while theperispore ofT.papillosa is completely smooth (Fig. 3d). Considering the geo- graphicrestriction, thespecific identity ofT. diaphana isrecognised. Systematicposition ofThylacopteris Afterdetailedmorphological studies, thecloserelationship between Thylacopteris andGoniophlebium suggested by Christensen (1934), Ching (1978) and Tryon & Tryon (1982)is confirmed.The (partly)free-veinedspecies ofGoniophlebium are in gross morphological aspects quitesimilarto thespecies understudy and therefore oftenmisidentifiedas such.Themaindistinguishing characterstates are thearticulate pinnae (Fig. 2),theabsenceofsoralparaphyses andthejigsaw-puzzle-shaped, warty cellwalls oftherhizomescalesin Thylacopteris (Fig. 1). Thegeographical distribution and several morphological characters suggest a closerrelationship with Goniophlebium thanwithPolypodium. Thesecharactersare thedistance between thephyllopodia, the attachment, shape and clathrationofthe rhizomescales, thevenationpattern,andthesurface ornamentationoftheexospore. TAXONOMIC PART Presentationofdata Sincethegenus Thylacopteris isrepresented by only two species, thekey tothe species isreplaced by a listofdiagnostic characters. Afull synonymy is given for eachspecies. Selectedliteratureis included.The description ofthespecies refers to characters recognised only in dryherbariumspecimens ofadultsporophytes. Living materialhasnotbeenexamined.Informationonthehabitathasbeentakenfromher- barium labels.Notes areaddedforspecial remarksandadditionaldata(e.g. numbers ofspecimens seen), whennecessary. Drawings andphotographs illustratethe most important details. THYLACOPTERIS Thylacopteris Kunze exJ.Sm.,Hist.Fil. (1875)87;Kunze apudMett.,Farngatt.Polypod. (1856) 57,nomen; C.Chr. & Holttum,Gard. Bull. Sing.7 (1934) 304; Copel.,Gen. Fil. (1947) 181; Hennipmanin Kramer etal„Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms 1 (1990)228. —Polypodium subg.Ctenopteris (Blume)J.Sm., J.Bot. 3(1841) 394. —Typespecies; Thylacopterispapil- losa (Blume)Kunze (basionymPolypodiumpapillosumBlume). 360 BLUMEA Vol. 39,No. 1/2, 1994 Moderate-sized.Rhizome long creeping, terete, 2-6 mm in diam., light brown, clothedwithscales, phyllopodia moreor less prominent, 0.5-6(-12) cm apart; anat- omy: ground tissueparenchymatous, numberofvascular strands4-14, related to diameterofrhizome, arranged in aregular circle, bundle sheathspresentorabsent, black sclerenchyma strands longitudinal, scattered in theground tissue, presentor absent.Rhizome scales evenly inserted, dullbrown, adpressed or apically spreading, quite densely set, deciduous,pseudopeltate, deltoidormucronate,upto6.5 mmlong, apex acute, rarely acuminate, auriclesround, cells light yellow, clathrationof cell wallspresent,closetostalk absent, atbasalandcentralpart puzzle-shaped with wavy, anticlinalwalls, atapical partrectangular; innerlayer ofthickenedcell wallswarty, clathratemarginal protrusionsabsentorsometimes merely indicated, marginal gland only apical.Fronds monomorphic, articulatetorhizome, petiolate, stipe glabrous or sparsely scaly, in cross section near base 0.8-3.5 mm across, index length of stipe/length ofblade0.2-0.6, blade membranous, index length/width 3.6-11.2, equally wide allalong blade or somewhatwiderabovebase, pectinate, lateral seg- ments separated fromtherhachis by whatpossibly is anabscissionlayer, inanangle of(80-)90° towardstherhachis, numberrelativeto length ofblade, linear, apically obtusetoacute, marginentire, crenate orserrate,lowermost segmentsrarely slightly reducedand/or deflexed, apical segmentscontinuously reduced inlength, terminal segmentadnateconformtolateralsegmentsorcaudate.Laminarindument:glandular hairsrarely present, 2 cellslong with 1or2 terminalglands. Stomata(co-)polocytic. Veinsfree,simple or once-forked, excurrent withterminalhydathodes. Sori exindu- siate, uniserial ateach side of costa,situated medially between costaand margin, superficial or deeply sunken,on hydathodes terminalonan acroscopic vein,round, 0.5-1.8mm in diam., receptacular paraphyses absent; sporangial capsule length c. 325pm, indexlength/width 1.1-1.3, annulusvertical, induratedcells (10 or) 11 (or 12), cellsin total 18-20, sporangial stalk 2-rowed. Spores bilateral, oblong (polar view), plano-convex (lateral view), light yellow, laesura 0.5-0.7ofthelength of the spore, exosporesmooth or pusticulate, perispore thin,surface smooth or shal- lowly wrinkled, globules fewor manyinvarioussizes. Chromosomes- n= 35, 36, 37. Distribution- Malesia; Sumatra, PeninsularMalaysia, Borneo, Java,Philippines, Celebes, Lesser SundaIslands, Moluccas, NewGuinea. Habitat&Ecology - Primary forest, creeping, epiphytic, epilithic or terrestrial; shaded;altitude(0-)500-1500(-3500) m. Note- Thename Thylacopteris derives fromtheGreekword 'thylacos', meaning cyst, sack or pouch. DIAGNOSTIC CHARACTERS OF THE SPECIES la. Sorideeply embossed, bundlesheathsin rhizomepresent, sclerenchyma strands in rhizome 12-100, widespread in Malesia, except New Guinea 2.T. papillosa b. Sori superficial, bundle sheaths in rhizome absent, sclerenchyma strands in rhizome absent,endemicto New Guinea 1. T. diaphana

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