Tectaria

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Tectaria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tectaria (Latin for cover, the indusium having shield-shaped coverings). Polypodiaceae. A group of ferns, mostly of large and coarse habit, with superior reniform or heart-shaped indusia fixed by the sinus, as in Dryopteris, but with veins uniting freely to form areoles with free included veinlets.—About 25 species are known, largely from the E. Indies, a few from Trop. Amer. By some included in Polystichum. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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