Asplenium peteri Bech.
Synonyms |
Asplenium lanceolatum Peter |
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Description |
Rhizome erect; rhizome scales dark brown, triangular in outline, 1–1.3 x 0.4 mm, apex tapering to a point, margins entire. Fronds simple, tufted, 10–13 cm long. Stipe 1–2 cm long, hairless or nearly so. Lamina herbaceous, green, lanceolate in outline, 9–11 x 2–2.6 cm, costa glabrous, white, base long-attenuate, margin crenate-serrate, apex rounded or obtuse, here often proliferous. Sori many, at an oblique angle, reaching neither costa nor margin, linear, 3.5–8 mm long; indusium membranous, to 0.7 mm wide, entire. |
Notes | Differs from other simple leaved Asplenium's by having a short lamina (9-11 cm), a short stipe (1-2 cm) and a rounded apex. |
Derivation | peteri: named after Peter, who collected the type specimen in Mlinga Mts., Tanzania. |
Habitat | Mist or swamp forest. |
Distribution worldwide | See African distribution. |
Distribution in Africa |
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Growth form |
Epiphytic, terrestrial. |
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