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Veins anastomosing Polypodiaceae
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Epiphytic or rupestral ferns with long-creeping rhizomes. Sori round or, if elongated and confluent, then 2–6.5 cm long. Scale-fronds absent
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Lamina glabrous or with a few clathrate scales along the veins. Paraphyses absent or with enlarged apices, never stellate. Scales of the rhizome clathrate at least towards the middle
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Stipe > 20 cm long. Lamina deeply lobed, arching Phlebodium