Elaphoglossum barteri (Baker) C.Chr.
Synonyms |
Acrostichum barteri Baker |
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Description |
Rhizome short, erect; rhizome scales lanceolate in outline, base peltate, margin entire, cells with slightly thickened walls, clear lumen. Fronds dimorphic, tufted, texture thick. Stipe of sterile fronds 2-5 cm, of fertile fronds 10-12 cm, grooved, smooth, straw-coloured. Lamina simple, ovate-lanceolate in outline, apex rounded, base gradually narrowed, margin entire, smooth, thick, recurved, surfaces naked, sterile lamina 9-12 x 2-4 cm, fertile lamina 5-6 x 1.5 cm; costa slightly raised on the underside, hollow on the upper surface; veins simple or forked, little visible. Sori covering the whole undersurface of the fertile frond. |
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Derivation | |
Habitat | Forest, altitude c. 1310 m. |
Distribution worldwide | See African distribution. |
Distribution in Africa |
Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (incl. Bioko), Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. |
Growth form |
Epiphytic. |
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