Blotiella glabra (Bory) R.M. Tryon

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Synonyms:	Lonchitis glabra Bory Lonchitis pubescens Willd. var. glabra (Bory) Baker Lonchitis stenochlamys Fée Pteris glabra (Bory) Mett.
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Description:	Rhizome widely creeping, 3-5 mm diameter, ending in a suberect, somewhat enlarged aerial portion; rhizome hairs dense, shiny brown, up to 15 mm long. Fronds closely spaced. Stipe up to 0.8 m, thinly pubescent with short, brown hairs. Lamina 0.5-1.3 m × 0.3-0.8 m, ovate in outline, 2- to 3-pinnatifid, thinly pubescent on both surfaces, secondary rhachis winged. Pinnae uniformly incised from the apex towards the base with the pinnules variously incised or pinnatifid into rounded lobes. Sori ± crescent-shaped, situated at the base of the sinuses between the pinnules; indusium present.
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Derivation of specific name:	glabra: hairless; reference not clear.
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread on tropical African mountains, also South Africa and the Madagascan region.
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Growth form(s):	Terrestrial.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 102 - 103. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (1993). An annotated check-list of the pteridophytes of Malawi Kirkia 14(1) Page 85. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 9. Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 292 - 293. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 10. Fischer E. & Lobin W. (2024). Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda. Willdenowia 53(3) Page 160. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 118. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 204 - 205. (Includes a picture). Kornas, J. (1979). Distribution and ecology of the Pteridophytes in Zambia Polska Akademia Nauk Wydzial II Nauk Biologicznych Page 86. 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 6. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 30. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 92. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 108. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Page 82. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 78.

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