Sterile Foliage of Fertile Sydneia Manleyi and
                    Synangial Chemistry (Eusporangiate Fern, Late Asturian, Canada): A New Subfamily
                    Sydneideae

Pšenička, Josef; Zodrow, Erwin L.; D'Angelo, José A.

doi:10.2478/fbgp-2013-0005

Abstract

Typification of Sydneia manleyi Pšenička et al. 2003 is based entirely on fertile foliage. Of late, attached sterile-fertile segments have been found which are illustrated and described, together with cutic-ular preparations. A new subfamily, Sydneideae subfam. nov. is erected for the monotypytic species. The synangial chemistry is compared with marattialean synangia/sporangia from the Czech Republic and from Canada.

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Sterile Foliage of Fertile Sydneia Manleyi and Synangial Chemistry (Eusporangiate Fern, Late Asturian, Canada): A New Subfamily Sydneideae

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