173.600 Cochlidium Kaulf.

Bishop, L.E. (1978) Revision of the Genus Cochlidium (Grammitidaceae) American Fern Journal 68(3) 76-94

Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13

Description of the genus

Plants epiphytic or lithophytic. Rhizome short-creeping with membranous bracts. Fronds monomorphic. Stipe short, without grooves or ridges. Lamina simple, pinnatifid or shallowly to deeply lobed or serrate; hydathodes absent or obscure; minute hairs present on both sides. Lamina differentiated into a serrate, sterile, bottom part and an entire, fertile top part. Sori confined to the lamina apex.

Worldwide: 16 species confined to the neotropics

Rwanda: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
serrulatum (Sw.) L.E. Bishop		Description, Image

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