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Ptisana salicifolia
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Magorogodo hills, Zomba Community
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Northeastern slopes Mt Mabu
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Northeastern slopes Mt Mabu
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| Synonyms: |
Marattia dregeana C. Presl Marattia fraxinea sensu Sim Marattia fraxinea Sm. ex J.F.Gmel. var. salicifolia (Schrad.) C.Chr. Marattia natalensis C. Presl Marattia salicifolia Schrad. Ptisana fraxinea var. salicifolia (Schrad.) Murdock |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizome massive, forming an upright caudex. Stipe up to 1 m long, fleshy, light green, base swollen and flanked by a pair of thick stipules. Lamina 1-3 × 0.5-1.5 m, bipinnate, ovate in outline. Pinnules glabrous, narrowly oblong-lanceolate in outline, margin sharply toothed, apex attenuate base unequally cuneate, venation prominent below. Synangia very distinctive, capsular with linear opening, situated singly towards the end of each vein, c. 2 × 1 mm. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | fraxinea: resembling the genus Fraxinus; salicifolia: with leaves like a Salix (a willow). |
| Habitat: | Along streams in deeply shaded evergreen forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2000 m |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Also in tropical Africa. |
| National distribution: | N,Z,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 21 February 2009 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Page 49. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (1993). An annotated check-list of the pteridophytes of Malawi Kirkia 14(1) Page 82. Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 36. as Marattia fraxinea (Includes a picture). Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 138 - 139. 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 12. As Marattia fraxinea Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 25. As Marattia fraxinea Fischer E. & Lobin W. (2024). Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda. Willdenowia 53(3) Page 156. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 48. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 166 - 168. (Includes a picture). 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 8. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 32. As Ptisana fraxinea Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 35. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Pages 31 - 32. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Pages 38 - 40. (Includes a picture). Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 71. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 1. As Marattia fraxinea Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 79. |
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