Christella callensii (Alston) Holttum
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Cyclosorus callensii Alston |
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Description |
Rhizome unknown. Fronds c. 55 cm long, herbaceous. Stipe c. 20 cm, scaly, densely hairy, with short hairs. Lamina oblong in outline, apex tapering, base abrupt truncate, pinnate; pinnae 16 oblong on both sides, reaching up to 8 cm, the lowest base more or less wedge-shaped, others abruptly truncate, subsessile, pinnately cut almost to the middle, surfaces glabrous, veins long hairy; tertiary nerves c 7 on each side, confluent basally, continuing to the sinus. Sori medial, arranged at the back of the nerve; indusia smooth, large, c. 1 mm, inflated. (Translated from latin, needs to be checked with specimens) |
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Derivation | callensii: named after Callens, first collected this fern in Zongo, DRC. |
Habitat | Among rocks, near waterfall. |
Distribution worldwide | See African distribution. |
Distribution in Africa |
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Growth form |
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