Australian ferns & fern allies
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Australian National Herbarium

Stromatopteridaceae

Terrestrial ferns, .

Distribution

A family of a single monotypic genus, endemic to New Caledonia.

Literature

Genera in New Caledonia

Note

Sometimes included with the Australian endemic genus Platyzoma (Platyzomataceae) in an expanded Gleicheniaceae. Modern treatments considering detailed morphological and cytological evidence do not support this view.

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Updated November 1999 by Jim Croft (jrc@anbg.gov.au)

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