Triplophyllum Holttum

Description of the genus

Rhizome long-creeping, slender; rhizome scales slender, not clathrate. Fronds spaced. Lamina deltoid-pentagonal or somewhat elongate in outline; basal pinnae mostly fully pinnate, their basal basiscopic pinnules in some species bearing leaflets of the fourth order; ultimate leaflets almost always asymmetric at their bases, basiscopic base narrowly cuneate; venation free, sometimes anastomosing but not forming regular areoles, free veins absent from areoles; cylindric glands absent. Sori usually round; indusia reniform, in some species very small or absent.

Tanzania: 0 taxa.

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Flora of Angola: cultivated Triplophyllum
Flora of the DRC: Triplophyllum
Flora of Uganda: Triplophyllum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Triplophyllum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Triplophyllum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Triplophyllum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Triplophyllum
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iNaturalist: Triplophyllum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Triplophyllum
JSTOR Plant Science: Triplophyllum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Triplophyllum
Plants of the World Online: Triplophyllum
Tropicos: Triplophyllum
Wikipedia: Triplophyllum

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The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Genus page: Triplophyllum.
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