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| Status: | Native |
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Rhizome short, erect; rhizome scales few, ovate in outline, brown. Fronds up to 15, monomorphic, tufted, 20–85 cm tall, proliferous, young plant from gemma often remaining on plant for some time. Stipe 10–30 cm long with broadly ovate glabrous basal scales. Lamina pinnate, basal pinnae not reduced, apical pinnae simple with gemma at the base (13–)30–50 x (7–)13–25 cm; pinnae narrowly lanceolate in outline, apex tapering to a point, base cuneate, margin serrate or crenate but not deeply lobed, 5–15 x 0.5–1.5 cm, hairless; lateral nerves reaching tips of teeth, tertiary veins in 2-3 pairs, anastomosing. Sori in 1-2 lines ± parallel to the costa; without indusia. |
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| Habitat: | On rocks in and along rivers in riverine forest, also lower montane forest and mist forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Cameroon, Dem. Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan and South Sudan, Tanzania , Uganda. |
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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 167. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 110. (Includes a picture). |
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