Species

Synonyms	Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm.f.) Bech. subsp. braithwaitii Ormonde
Common name
Description	General description see A. aethiopicum . For subsp. dodecaploidum fronds up to 25 cm long, 2-pinnate to 2-pinnatifid, pinnae broadly trullate with 1 or 2 free pinnules, fleshy; mean spore size 46-49 µm
Notes
Derivation	dodecaploideum: chromosome number dodecaploid (x12)
Habitat	Boulders and rock crevices in seasonally moist montanious regions, exposed or partially shaded, terrestrial.
Distribution worldwide
Distribution in Africa	Angola , Lesotho , South Africa , Zambia , Zimbabwe .
Growth form	Terrestrial.
Literature	Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011) Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide. Struik Nature. Pages 646 - 649. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta.Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report, 13 Page 161. Roux, J.P. (2009) Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Page 77.

Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm. f.) Bech. ssp. dodecaploideum A.F. Braithw.