Ophioglossum - Ophioglossaceae

Ophioglossum vulgatum L. ssp. kilimandscharicum (Hieron.) J.E.Burrows

 

 

 

 

Synonyms

Ophioglossum vulgatum L. subsp. kilimandscharica Hieron.

Common name

Description

Differs from subsp. vulgatum and subsp. africanum by its more broadly ovate to elliptic sterile lamina with a lenght:width ratio of 1.8:1 or less.

Notes

Derivation

vulgatum:common; kilimandscharicum: of the Kilimanjaro.

Habitat

Montane grassland or scrub, especially among large grass tussocks (eg. Miscanthus sp.) in marshy areas.

Distribution worldwide

See African distribution.

Distribution in Africa

Dem. Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania , Uganda.

Growth form

Terrestrial.

Literature

  • Burrows, J.E. & Johns, R.J. (2001) Ophioglossaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Pages 15 - 17.
  • 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 35.

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