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Saccoloma

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Order
  
Polypodiales

Higher classification
  
Dennstaedtiaceae

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Scientific name
  
Saccoloma

Rank
  
Genus

Saccoloma httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Family
  
Saccolomataceae Doweld & Reveal 2008

Similar
  
Dennstaedtiaceae, Polypodiales, Lindsaea, Leptosporangiate fern, Dennstaedtia

Saccoloma is a fern genus in family Saccolomataceae. It is pantropical and its species are found in wet, shaded forest areas. Saccoloma species are characterized by an omega-shaped (Ω) vascular bundle in the cross-sections of their petioles. The common name soralpouch fern is used for Saccoloma.

Species

Saccoloma includes but is not limited to the following species. In this list, species preceded by "(=)" are considered to be synonyms of the accepted name that they follow.

  • Saccoloma elegans Kaulf. 1820 (South America)
  • Saccoloma adiantoides (Blume) C.Presl 1836
  • Saccoloma pinnatum (Cav.) C.Presl 1836
  • Saccoloma hemipterum (Bory) C.Presl 1836
  • Saccoloma imrayanum Hook. 1842
  • Saccoloma inaequale (Kunze) Mett. 1861 (Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela)
  • Saccoloma wercklei H.Christ 1904 (Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru)
  • Saccoloma domingense (Spreng.) C. Chr. 1906 (Caribbean, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela)
  • Saccoloma squamosum R.C.Moran 1992 (Ecuador)
  • Saccoloma laxum R.C.Moran & B.Øllg. 1995 (Ecuador)
  • Saccoloma galeottii (Fée) A.Rojas 2010 (Mexico)
  • Saccoloma nigrescens (Mett.) A. Rojas 2010 (Costa Rica)
  • Saccoloma quadripinnatum A.Rojas 2010 (Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia)
  • Saccoloma sunduei A.Rojas 2010 (Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador)

    • References

    Saccoloma Wikipedia
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