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| Synonyms: |
Acrostichum filare Forssk. Asplenium canariense Willd. Asplenium filare (Forssk.) Alston |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
General description see A. aethiopicum . For subsp. filare fronds up to 55cm, 2-pinnatifid to 2-pinnate, firmly herbaceous; spores globose, spore length/width ratio < 1.4 |
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| Derivation of specific name: | filare: drawing out in a long line, referring to the long, narrow pinna apices |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Arabia and the Canary Islands |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | ? |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 646 - 649. (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 5. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 161. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 77. |
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