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Rhizome shortly creeping, c. 7mm; rhizome scales triangular-lanceolate in outline, 1.5 mm, pale. Fronds monomorphic, closely spaced, up to 1 m long, subcoriaceous. Stipe up to 50 cm long (8? cm protologe), grooved at apex, shiney, blackish. Lamina pinnate, oblong-lanceolate in outline; pinnae c. 6 pairs, subtrapezoidal in outline, apex tapering to a point, base wedge-shaped, margins irregularly toothed, 7.5 x 1.8 cm, greenish; costa apparent, prominent on the underside, sulcate upperside, distinct to the top of the pinna; lateral veins united or forked. Sori very thin; indusium entire, membranous. |
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| Habitat: | Canopy epiphyte in montane forest. |
| Altitude range: | 1743 - 1953 m |
| Worldwide distribution: | Africa, Madagascar. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Fisher E. & Lobin W. (2024). Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda. Willdenowia 53(3) Page 156. Fisher, E. & Lobin, W. (2023). Synoptic Revision of Aspleniaceae (Asplenium, Hymenasplenium) of Rwanda. Phytotaxa 608 (1) Pages 10 - 12. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 81. |
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