Crepidomanes mettenii (C.Chr.) Ebihara & Dubuisson
Synonyms |
Trichomanes mettenii C.Chr. |
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Common name |
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Description |
Rhizome long creeping, set with thick black hairs. Fronds monomorphic, spaced, fan-shaped-pinnatifid, not proliferous. Lamina 1-2 x 1-2 cm, wedge-shaped to ovate in outline, divided in linear segments, subsessile, smooth, pale green; segments linear, apex rounded, flat, without longitudal folds; cells 70µ, with thick walls; false veins absent. Sori indusiate; indusium covered, tube oblong, opening expanded. |
Notes | |
Derivation | mettenii: named after Georg Heinrich Mettenius (1823-1866), German botanist born in Frankfurt am Main, professor at the University of Leipzig as well as director of its botanical garden, leading authority in the field of pteridology. |
Habitat | Wet tropical areas. |
Distribution worldwide | See African distribution. |
Distribution in Africa |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Dem. Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea (incl. Bioko), Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda. |
Growth form |
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