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Didymoglossum erosum
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Forest Canda side, Mt. Gorongosa
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Mt Gorongosa
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Mt Gorongosa
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Mt Gorongosa
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Mt Gorongosa
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Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Trichomanes erosum Willd. Trichomanes erosum Willd. var. aerugineum (Bosch) C.Chr. ex Bonap. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizome fine, wiry, covered with very small dark brown hairs. Fronds spaced apart. Stipe short, dark brown, bearing small dark brown scales when young. Lamina variable in outline, up to 5 × 1.5 mm, simple to pinnatifid, thinly membranous in texture, false marginal vein present, glabrous, margins variable. Sori borne in the upper half of the frond, tubular, narrowly bell-shaped, up to 2.5 mm long, with rounded entire valves and winged by the lamina throughout its length. |
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| Notes: | Probably often overlooked or confused with a liverwort. However easy to recognize by its very small, simple and membranous leaves. |
| Derivation of specific name: | erosum: with an irregurly toothed, lobed margin. |
| Habitat: | Epiphytic or lithophytic in deeply shaded moist evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1830 m |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and southern subtropical Africa |
| National distribution: | Z,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte, lithophyte. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 1 June 2022 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 89 - 90. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (1993). An annotated check-list of the pteridophytes of Malawi Kirkia 14(1) Page 84. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 56. As Trichomanes erosum aerugineum Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 154 - 155. (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 11. As Trichomanes erosum var. aerugineum Fischer E. & Lobin W. (2024). Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda. Willdenowia 53(3) Page 162. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 100. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 187 - 188. (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 7. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 32. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Pages 48 - 49. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Pages 41 - 42. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Page 76. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 78. |
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