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| Synonyms: |
Trichomanes chevalieri Christ Vandenboschia chevalieri (Christ.) Kunkel |
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Rhizome filiform, creeping, with dense unbranched brown hairs to 0.5 mm long. Fronds spaced at 0.5–2 cm intervals. Stipe 2–25 mm long, glabrous except for the base, near apex with some minute scales when young. Lamina dark green, flabelliform, irregularly and rather deeply divided into 5–6 main divisions, 1–2.5 x 1–2.5 cm; ultimate segments linear, 1–2 mm long and up to 0.8 mm wide, obtuse to slightly emarginate; false veins absent; when dry with longitudinal pleats; with some minute scales when young. Sori terminal on segments in lower and middle part of lamina, less often in upper part as well; indusium obconic to urceolate, 1–1.5 mm long, 0.5–1 mm in diameter, slightly winged, the lips flared to 1.5 mm diameter; receptacle exserted to 2.5 mm. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | chevalieri: named after Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier (1873-1956), a French botanist, taxonomist, plant collector and explorer. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Africa |
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| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte, lithophyte. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fischer E. & Lobin W. (2024). Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda. Willdenowia 53(3) Page 162. |
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