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Asplenium anisophyllum Kunze var. microphyllum Kuhn Asplenium anisophyllum Kunze var. minutidentatum Bonap. Asplenium chlaenopteron Fée Asplenium geppii Carruth. |
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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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Derivation of specific name: | Aniso-: unequal; -phyllum: leaf (pinnae): the pinnae basis of this species is assymmetric |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sao Tomé, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
Growth form(s): | Epiphyte, lithophyte, terrestrial. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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. 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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