Ophioglossum gomezianum Welw. ex A. Braun

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Description:	Rhizome short, ellipsoid or oval, sometimes with a few short persistent leaf bases; roots descending, then horizontal, proliferous. Leaves up to 4 leaves but mostly 2, arising from ground level, held at 45-75° from the horizontal, bright to yellowish green. Petiole up to 2.5 cm long, subterranean for most of its length. Sterile lamina 10-35 × 5-9.5 mm, elliptic in outline, apex pointed, base narrowly wedge-shaped; fertile segment 3-9 cm long, inserted at or just above the base of the lamina. Sporangia 8-14 pairs.
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Derivation of specific name:	gomezianum: named after Mr. B. Gomez (1806-1877), Portuguese botanist.
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa, southwards to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa, India.
Malawi distribution:	S
Growth form(s):	Terrestrial.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 43 - 44. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (1993). An annotated check-list of the pteridophytes of Malawi Kirkia 14(1) Page 81. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 124 - 125. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 160 - 161. (Includes a picture). Kornas, J. (1979). Distribution and ecology of the Pteridophytes in Zambia Polska Akademia Nauk Wydzial II Nauk Biologicznych Page 37. 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. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 32. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 33. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Page 35. (Includes a picture).

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