Asplenium - Aspleniaceae

Asplenium aethiopicum (Burm. f.) Bech. ssp. aethiopicum

 

 

 

 

Synonyms

Asplenium praemorsum sensu Sim
Asplenium praemorsum Sw. var. angustitripinnatum Bonap.
Asplenium vinsoii Cordem.
Asplenium furcatum Thunb.
Asplenium falsum Retz.

Common name

Description

General description see A. aethiopicum . For subsp. aethiopicum fronds up to 60 cm long, 2-pinnate to 3-pinnatifid, pinnae trullate with usually more than 3 free pinnules, subcoriaveous; mean spore size 38-44µm

Notes

Derivation

aethiopicum: Africa south of Libya and Egypt

Habitat

Moist or seasonally moist forest, forest remnants and rocky outcrops. Terrestrial, epiphytic or lithophytic.

Distribution worldwide

Distribution in Africa

Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Dem. Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea (incl. Bioko), Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania , Uganda, Zimbabwe.

Growth form

Epiphytic, terrestrial.

Literature

  • Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011) Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide. Struik Nature. Pages 646 - 649. (Includes a picture).
  • Fisher E. & Lobin W. (2024) Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda.Willdenowia, 53 Page 156.
  • Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta.Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report, 13 Page 161.
  • Roux, J.P. (2009) Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Strelitzia 23, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Pages 76 - 77.

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