182.800 Amauropelta Kunze

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Description of the genus

Plants terrestrial or epilithic. Rhizome erect or suberect; rhizome scales rather broad with few hairs. Fronds monomorphic, 2-pinnatifid, pinnae gradually decrescent towards base and apex. Veins free, veins of the pinna lobes not meeting below the sinus. Sori round, exindusiate or with a very small indusium.

Derivation of name: amaurus: obscure, pelta: shield; alluding to the very small indusium.

Worldwide: c. 200 species, neotropical distribution with a few species in Africa and the Madagascan region.

Malawi: 2 taxa.

Amauropelta bergiana var. bergiana

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
bergiana (Schltdl.) Holttum var. bergiana N,C,SDescription, Image
oppositiformis (C. Chr.) HolttumN,SDescription

Other sources of information about Amauropelta:

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Amauropelta
Flora of Mozambique: Amauropelta
Flora of Zambia: Amauropelta
Flora of Zimbabwe: Amauropelta

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Amauropelta
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Amauropelta
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Amauropelta
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Amauropelta
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iNaturalist: Amauropelta
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Amauropelta
JSTOR Plant Science: Amauropelta
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Amauropelta
Plants of the World Online: Amauropelta
Tropicos: Amauropelta
Wikipedia: Amauropelta

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Amauropelta.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=61, retrieved 28 March 2024

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