Australian Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes - Online edition
4.1.3 Frond to rhizome articulation/abscising from rhizome
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Fronds with a structural joint at the base of the leaf-stalk (stipe) where it attaches to the rhizome and regularly falling (abscising) and not remaining attached to the stem when dead. Look for joint at base of stipe and also for dead leaves still attached to the stem.
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