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Todea
Sign in to saveThe fern genus Todea is known from only two living species. Species in the genus Todea, as Leptopteris, are distinct from other in Osmundaceae in that sporangia are born on laminar pinnules.
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- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderOsmundales
- FamilyOsmundaceae
Habitatfreshwater
Native toCape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Northern Provinces, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
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The fern genus Todea is known from only two living species. Species in the genus Todea, as Leptopteris, are distinct from other in Osmundaceae in that sporangia are born on laminar pinnules.
== Description == The species in the genus have a sub-erect stem and coarse, pinnate leaves. Many large sporangia are located on the bottoms of the leaves and are not arranged in sori or covered by an indusium.
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