ABSTRACT
Spores of pteridophyte species of the Family Hymenophyllaceae from the Parque Estadual das Fontes do Ipiranga were studied. The family is represented in the area by nine species: Abrodictyum rigidum (Sw.) Ebihara & Dubuisson, Didymoglossum reptans (Sw.) C. Presl, Hymenophyllum caudiculatum Mart., Hymenophyllum hirsutum (L.) Sw., Hymenophyllum microcarpum Desv., Hymenophyllum polyanthos Sw., Polyphlebium angustatum (Carmich.) Ebihara & Dubuisson, Trichomanes polypodioides Raddi and Vandenboschia radicans (Sw.) Copel. Descriptions, illustrations, and comments are provided for all the studied taxa.
Keywords:
Abrodictyum; Didymoglossum; Hymenophyllaceae; Hymenophyllum; Polyphlebium; spores; Vandenboschia