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Crepidomanes melanotrichum
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| Synonyms: |
Trichomanes melanotrichum Schltdl. Trichomanes pyxidiferum L. var. melanotrichum (Schltdl.) Schelpe Trichomanes pyxidiferum sensu Sim Vandenboschia melanotricha (Schltdl.) Pic.Serm. |
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Rhizome filiform, widely creeping, rhizome hairs unbranched, shiny black. Fronds up to 3 cm apart. Stipe 5-35 mm long, winged in upper half, continuing basally as a pronounced rib along which are set 2 rows of black, articulated hairs which frequently break off, leaving a short black stub. Lamina variable, 8-75 × 8-30 mm, 2- or 3-pinnatifid; ultimate lobes narrowly oblong, entire, c. 0.7 mm broad, when dry usually with a vein-like fold between the margin and the vein. Sori obconical, c. 1.5 × 1 mm, narrowly winged for most of their length, valves rounded, entire. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | melanotrichum: black hair; this species has distinctive black rhizome hairs |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern southern Africa, central and tropical Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes. |
| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte, lithophyte. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (1993). An annotated check-list of the pteridophytes of Malawi Kirkia 14(1) Page 84. Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 31. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 56. As Trichomanes melanotrichum Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 156 - 157. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 11. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 26. As Trichomanes pyxidiferum Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 100. (Includes a picture). Fisher E. & Lobin W. (2024). Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda. Willdenowia 53(3) Page 162. Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 188 - 189. (Includes a picture). Kornas, J. (1979). Distribution and ecology of the Pteridophytes in Zambia Polska Akademia Nauk Wydzial II Nauk Biologicznych Pages 72 - 73. As Trichomanes pyxidiferum var. melanotrichum Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 7. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 46. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 40. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Pages 76 - 78. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 78. |
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