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Synonyms: |
Asplenium furcatum Thunb. var. tripinnatum Baker Asplenium praemorsum Sw. var. tripinnatum sensu Sim |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
General description see A. aethiopicum. For subsp. tripinnatum fronds up to 1.25 m long, 3-pinnate, firmly herbaceous; spores plano-convex, spore length > 38µm |
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Derivation of specific name: | tripinnatum: fronds tripinnate divided |
Habitat: | Moist or seasonally moist forest, forest remnants, shaded, terrestrial. |
Altitude range: | 50 - 2000 m |
Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe |
Mozambique distribution: | ? |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 646 - 649. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 9. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 5. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 161. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 77. |
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