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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizome short, linear to oval, c. 1.4-3 cm long; old leaf bases absent; roots descending or horizontal, proliferous. Leaves 1 or 2, dull green. Petiole up to 7.5 cm long, subterranean for 25-40 % of its length. Sterile lamina 45-60 × 12-20 mm, elliptic to sometimes lanceolate in outline, apex pointed, base wedge-shaped; fertile segment 9-12.5 cm long, arising from the base of the sterile lamina; Sporangia 30-40 pairs. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | vulgatum: common; africanum: of Africa; taylorianum: named after Peter Taylor, Kew botanist. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 21 July 2013 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1999). Two new taxa of Ophioglossum from Tropical Africa Bothalia 29 (1) Pages 110 - 112. (Includes a picture). 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 8. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 34. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 35. |
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