Rumohra is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Elaphoglossoideae, in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).[2]

Rumohra
Rumohra adiantiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily: Elaphoglossoideae
Genus: Rumohra
Raddi[1]
Species

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The fronds of species within this genus contain round sori (reproductive clusters) on the underside of the pinnae (leaflets) unlike many other ferns which have separate specialized reproductive fronds. Many of the sori have peltate indusia and have prominent scales on the stipes of the fronds. Species have a wide distribution; for example, Rumohra adiantiformis is found in the Old World as well as the New World, including such diverse places as the Galapagos Islands[3] and New Zealand.

Species edit

As of January 2020, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World accepted the following species:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Rumohra". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.20. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. ^ PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.
  3. ^ Ira Loren Wiggins, Duncan M. Porter, Edward F. Anderson. 1971. Flora of the Galápagos Islands, Stanford University Press, 998 pages ISBN 0-8047-0732-4, ISBN 978-0-8047-0732-9