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Parent: HYMENOPHYLLUM L.

B. Subgenus SPHAEROCIONIUM Cop. in Philipp. J. Sci. 64, 1937, 164.

Fronds bearing branched or occ. simple hairs. Sori immersed; indusium us. deeply 2-valved; receptacle not exserted. About 50 spp., mostly tropical. Type: Trichomanes hirsutum L. Sp. Pl. 1753, 1098.

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Rhachis broadly winged throughout; wing decurrent along stipes 1. hirsutum
Rhachis not winged, or only in upper part; stipes not winged 2
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Lamina segs flabellately arranged, margins minutely toothed; hairs us. rather sparse 2. lyallii
Lamina segs pinnately arranged, margins entire; hairs us. dense 3. ferrugineum