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Asplenium anisophyllum
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Mt. Gorongosa, forest Canda side
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| Synonyms: |
Asplenium anisophyllum Kunze var. microphyllum Kuhn Asplenium anisophyllum Kunze var. minutidentatum Bonap. Asplenium chlaenopteron Fée Asplenium geppii Carruth. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizome erect; rhizome scales pale brown, lanceolate, up to 12 mm; fronds tufted, pinnate, not proliferous. Stipe up to 48 cm long, matt brown, hairless with few scales at base similar to rhizome. Lamina 80 × 30 cm, ovate-elliptic in outline, 10-20 pairs of pinnae, terminal pinnae at the apex of the frond resembling the middle pinnae. Pinnae narrowly lanceolate, asymmetric at the base, glabrous above with a few scales on costae and veins below, margins toothed. Sori linear, up to 5 mm long, set along the veins at 60° to the costa; indusium entire, opening towards the costa. |
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| Notes: | Differs from similar species by not proliferous fronds, toothed margins and dull green fronds. |
| Derivation of specific name: | Aniso-: unequal; -phyllum: leaf (pinnae): the pinnae basis of this species is assymmetric |
| Habitat: | Shaded areas in evergreen forest; terrestrial, epiphytic or lithophytic. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 200 - 2000 m |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sao Tomé, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
| National distribution: | N,Z,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte, lithophyte, terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 17 November 2013 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 214 - 216. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (1993). An annotated check-list of the pteridophytes of Malawi Kirkia 14(1) Page 91. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 7. Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 588 - 589. (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. 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 24. Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 337 - 338. (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 5. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 28. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 162. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 79. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Pages 170 - 172. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 78. |
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