Hymenophyllum peltatum (Poir.) Desv.
Synonyms |
Trichomanes peltatum Poir. |
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Description |
Rhizome creeping, thin, glabrous or nearly so. Fronds spaced 15 cm apart, erect. Stipe 7–30 mm long, glabrous, not winged or winged near apex. Lamina narrowly lanceolate-oblong in outline, 2.5–10 x 1–2.1 cm, 2-pinnatifid; pinnae strongly developed acroscopically; ultimate segments linear, to 1.3 mm wide, rounded, margin serrate; glabrous on both surfaces. Sori usually 1 per pinna, on the innermost acroscopic lobe, 1.8–2 mm long, 1.5–1.7 mm in diameter; valves entire, glabrous. |
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Derivation | |
Habitat | Moist forest, dense giant heath forest. |
Distribution worldwide | Africa, Madagascar, widespread in temperate zones. |
Distribution in Africa |
Dem. Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania , Uganda. |
Growth form |
Epiphytic. |
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