Polybotrya

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Polybotrya in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Polybotrya (Greek, many and grapes; referring to the massed sporangia). Polypodiaceae. A small group of tropical ferns somewhat related to Dryopteris, but characterized by having the sporangia massed and covering the entire under side of the fertile lvs. as in Acrostichum, to which the species have been referred: lvs. 1-4 times pinnate, the fertile lvs. reduced so in tissue that they consist of little more than If.- skeletons, affording space for the production of the sporangia. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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