Anemia

Swartz

Syn. Fil. 6, 155. 1806.

Etymology: Greek aneimon, without clothing, referring to the absence of blade protection for the sporangia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
 TaxonIllustrator 
FNA2 P16 Lygodium-Anemia pg 115.jpegAnemia mexicana
Lygodium japonicum
Lygodium palmatum
Anemia adiantifolia
Anemia wrightii
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Stems short-creeping, horizontal, clothed with dark hairs. Leaves partially dimorphic with sporangia restricted to erect, dissected, most proximal pair of pinnae arising from petiole just below sterile part of blade or leaves fully dimorphic and blade tissue lacking on fertile leaves. Blade 1–3-pinnate, papery to leathery. Veins free [anastomosing]. x = 38.

Distribution

Tropical and subtropical regions, North America, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, 1 in Asia in s India, 10 in Africa

Discussion

Anemias are most abundant in Brazil (ca. 70 spp.) and have a secondary center of diversity in Mexico (20 spp.). They are limited in the flora to peninsular Florida and the Edwards Plateau, Texas. All 3 species belong to the calciphilic subgenus Anemiorrhiza.

Species 117 (3 in the flora).

Key

1 Blades 1-pinnate; Texas. Anemia mexicana
1 Blades 2–3-pinnate; Florida. > 2
2 Leaves 2-pinnate, pinnae of leaf all fertile or all sterile; sporangia on all pinnae of fertile leaves, blade tissue lacking; sterile leaves 4–10 cm. Anemia wrightii
2 Leaves 3-pinnate, often with dimorphic pinnae; sporangia limited to proximal pair of pinnae; sterile leaves (excluding erect fertile pinnae) 17–60 cm. Anemia adiantifolia
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John T. Mickel +
Swartz +
papery +  and leathery +
Tropical and subtropical regions +, North America +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +, 1 in Asia in s India +  and 10 in Africa +
Greek aneimon, without clothing, referring to the absence of blade protection for the sporangia +
unequal +
arising +  and erect +
mickel1962a +, mickel1981a +, mickel1982a +  and walker1962a +
anastomosing +
tetrahedral-globose +
dictyostelic +  and solenostelic +
Anemiaceae +
on rock +  and terrestrial +