Meanings
- not comparablerelationalbiologyOf or relating to the Azollaceae.
A comparison with other azollaceous and salviniaceous genera, particularly Azolla, is provided, together with a discussion of some evolutionary trends within the family.
1999, A Archangelsky, CJ Phipps, TN Taylor, et al., “Paleoazolla, a new heterosporous fern from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina”, in American Journal of […]2 more examples
The combination of filicalean frond structure, marsileaceous sporophyte morphology, and salviniaceous/azollaceous sporangial characters displayed by Hydropteris again raises the […]
1994, GW Rothwell, RA Stockey, “The role of Hydropteris pinnata gen. et sp. nov. in reconstructing the cladistics of heterosporous ferns”, in American Journal of BotanySeveral extinct azollaceous spores have associated glochidia. The megaspore complexes […] The spores of living and extinct azollaceous ferns are the most elaborate among […]
1999, KM Pryer, “Phylogeny of Marsileaceous Ferns and Relationships of the Fossil Hydropteris pinnata Reconsidered”, in International Journal of Plant Sciences
Origin
From taxonomic name Azollaceae + -ous.
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