Blotiella - Dennstaedtiaceae

Blotiella sinuata (Alston) Pic.Serm.

 

 

 

 

Synonyms

Lonchitis sinuata Alston

Common name

Description

Rhizome unknown. Fronds membranous. Lamina bipinnate, pinnules bipinnatifid, lobes apex acuminate, margin sinuate, base truncated; thinly pubescent, with generally short hairs, veins net-like arranged, thin. Sori short; paraphysis with short apical cells.

Notes

Derivation

sinuata: referring to the sinuate (wavy with strong indentations) margin of this species.

Habitat

Distribution worldwide

See African distribution.

Distribution in Africa

Dem. Republic of Congo, Zambia.

Growth form

Terrestrial.

Literature

  • Alston, A.H.G. (1956) New African ferns.Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana, Sér. 2, 30 Page 19.
  • 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 109.
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