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Blechnum inflexum
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| Synonyms: |
Lomaria discolor Willd. var. natalensis Baker Lomaria inflexa Kunze Struthiopteris inflexa (Kunze) Ching |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizome creeping, ending in a thick erect stem of up to 5 cm in diameter; scales brown, linear-attenuate, up to c. 2 cm long, margins entire. Fronds whorled, strongly dimorphic. Stipe up to 10 cm (20 cm) long, densely covered with scales at the base. Sterile lamina 28-45 cm × 5-10 cm, pinnate and oblong-elliptic in outline, apical pinnae overlapping, basal pinnae gradually reduced and spaced apart; pinnae glabrous, oblong, joined onto the rhachis and with rounded to acute apices, margins entire. Fertile lamina a third to half the size of the sterile lamina, narrowly oblong in outline; pinnae narrowly oblong, densely crowded together and often bending forwards. Sori linear, covering the whole length of the fertile pinnae; indusium continuous. |
| Notes: | Resembles B. punctulatum and B. australe. B. inflexum has sori that completely cover the underside of the fertile pinnae, the fertile fronds are conspicuously shorter than the sterile fronds, pinnae of the sterile fronds are overlapping at the apex and adnate. |
| Derivation of specific name: | inflexum: bent inward, refers to the infolded fertile pinnae at maturity |
| Habitat: | Terrestrial at foot of boulders or along streambanks in high altitude grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 600 - 2070 m |
| Worldwide distribution: | South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 4 March 2007 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 328 - 330. (Includes a picture). Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 730 - 731. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 461 - 462. (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 154. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 103. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Pages 236 - 237. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Blechnum inflexumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Blechnum inflexum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Blechnum inflexum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Blechnum inflexum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Blechnum inflexum
JSTOR Plant Science: Blechnum inflexum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Blechnum inflexum
Plants of the World Online: Blechnum inflexum
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Wikipedia: Blechnum inflexum
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