Table 3 in Phylogenetic revision of Dennstaedtioideae (Dennstaedtiaceae: Polypodiales) with description of Mucura, gen. nov.

Table 3. Morphological characters found useful to differentiate the genera of the Dennstaedtioideae. DennstaedtiaMicrolepiaMucuraSitoboliumEpipetiolar budsPresent usuallyAbsentAbsentPresentPetiole base shapeSulcateSulcateSubtereteSulcateRachis-costa wingsAbsentAbsentPresentAbsentLeaf budsPresent or absentAbsentAbsentAbsentRhizome branchingUsually unbranchedBranched (or unknown)BranchedRegularly branchedSorus positionMarginal usuallyAbaxial (rarely marginal)MarginalMarginalAdaxial indusiumPresent usuallyAbsent (rarely present)PresentPresentPerispore ornamentationVerrucae / Ornamented verrucae / Ridges / Prominent ridges / Regular reticlesRodlets, evenly distributed or forming a networkVerrucae / Prominent ridges and irregular reticlesTubercles / Verrucae and prominent ridges