Australian Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes - Online edition
4.2.1 Simple lamina shape
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Oblong or lanceolate to elliptical, widest point at or below middle. Oblanceolate or spathulate, widest above the middle.
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Linear, long and narrow, at least 10 times longer than wide.
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Not as above - round, fan-shaped or otherwise.
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