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The investigation of Yunnan ferns has been carried out for more than 10 years. Ferns and their allies are often a relatively neglected component of plant life in many parts of the world, but yunnan is fortunate in that the exceptionally diverse pteridophytes of the region have received considerable attention and are becoming increasingly well documented. In their previous book the authors were able to describe, and document more than 170 species of ferns and fern allies. In particular, the superb colour photographs of both gametophytes and sporophytes were truly remarkable. In this book the authors add a further 290 species, representing more than 46 different families to their previous synthesis.
The ferns and fern allies covered in this range from the distinctive club mosses of the genera Lycopodium and Selaginella, to representatives of ancient fern groups such Marattiaceae and Osumndaceae, to extraordinary forest epiphytes such as Elaphoglossum and Platycerium. Every one of the species is important, and as a result of the information presented in this book, based on many years of hard work in the field and in the laboratory, what we know about them has been significantly increased.
The extensive of detailed colour illustration has meant that the descriptive material can be kept to a minimum, so that the presentation has an immediacy to readers in any language.

Foreword I
Foreword II
Preface
Ackivowledgment
Systematic Positions
Biological Characters
1. Psilotaceae
2. Huperziaceae
3. Lycopodiaceae
4. Selaginellaceae
5. Isoetaceae
6. Equisetaceae
7. Botrychiaceae
8. Ophioglossceae
9. Angiopteridaceae
10. Osmundaceae
11. Plagiogyriaceae
12. Gleicheniaceae
13. Lygodiaceae
14. Hymenophyllaceae
15. Cyatheaceae
16. Monachosoraceae
17. Dennstaedtiaceae
18. Lindsaeaceae
19. Pteridiaceae
20. Pteridaceae
21. Sinopterisaceae
22. Adiantaceae
23. Hemionitidaceae
24. Antrophyaceae
25. Vittariaceae
26. Athyiaceae
27. The lypteridaceae
28. Aspleniaceae
29. Onocleaceae
30. Blechnaceae
31. Peranemaceae
32. Dryopteridaceae
33. Aspidiaceae
34. Bolbitidaceae
35. Lomariopsidaceae
36. Elaphoglossaceae
37. Nephrolepidaceae
38. Oleandraceae
39. Davalliaceae
40. Polypodiaceae
41. Drynariaceae
42. Platyceriaceae
43. Loxogrammaceae
44. Marsileaceae
45. Salviniaceae
46. Azollaceae
Appendix
Index

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