Species

Antrophyum mannianum Hook.

Photo: P. Ballings
Zimbabwe

Synonyms	Antrophyum meniscium Mett. ex Kuhn Scoliosorus mannianum (Hook.) E.H. Crane
Common name
Description	Rhizome short, creeping, up to 8 mm in diameter; rhizome scales black, ciliate, narrow and tapering to a sharp tip, up to 6 mm long. Fronds tufted, simple, usually hanging, with a stipe. Stipe up to 27.5 cm long, brown, shiny, without hairs or scales. Lamina simple, papery when dry, 11-29 × 5-23.5 cm, rhombic to round but apex abruptly tapering to a sharp point, base broadly wedge-shaped, margins wavy to crenate, hairless. Sori superficial, linear, along the veins forming an irregular network.
Notes	A. mannianum is rhombic to round in outline, midrib is not raised, sori not in grooves, long stipe present.
Derivation	mannianum: named after Gustav Mann, German botanist.
Habitat	On moist rocks near streams, deep shade in forest.
Distribution worldwide	Tropical Africa
Distribution in Africa	Burundi , Cameroon , Congo , Dem. Republic of Congo , Equatorial Guinea (incl. Bioko), Ethiopia , Gabon , Guinea , Ivory Coast , Kenya , Liberia , Malawi , Mozambique , Nigeria , Rwanda , Sierra Leone , Tanzania , Uganda .
Growth form	Epiphytic, lithophytic.
Literature	Fisher E. & Killmann D. (2008) Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Pages 62 - 63. (Includes a picture). 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 72. Roux, J.P. (2000) Pteridophyta; a new combination and new records for the flora of Malawi.Bothalia, 30(2) Page 155. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta.Flora Zambesiaca, 0 Pages 96 - 98. (Includes a picture). Tardieu-Blot, M.-L. (1964) Ptéridophytes vol.3.Flore du Cameroun, Pages 122 - 123. (Includes a picture). Thardieu-Blot, M.L. (1964) Ptéridophytes vol.8.Flore du Gabon, Page 94. (Includes a picture). Verdcourt, B. (1999) Vittariaceae.Flora of Tropical East Africa, Pages 7 - 9. (Includes a picture).