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Histiopteris incisa
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Litobrochia incisa (Thunb.) C.Presl Phegopteris incisa (Thunb.) Keyserl. Pteris incisa Thunb. |
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Rhizome subterranean, creeping, c. 6 mm diameter; scales midbrown, lanceolate, attenuate, 1-3 mm long, sometimes interspersed with brown hairs. Fronds widely spaced, glabrous on both surfaces, herbaceous, glaucus-green. Stipe up to 60 cm long, glabrous, pale brown, but darker brown with scattered scales near the base. Lamina 2 × 1 m, ovate-lanceolate in outline, deeply 3-pinnatifid. Pinnules incised almost to the costules, margins entire, ultimate lobes roughly oblong with rounded apices. A pair of reduced pinnules is present at the junction of the rhachis and secondary rhachis. Sori linear, borne along the margins but absent at the apex and in the sinuses; pseudo-indusium membranous, entire. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | incisa: incised, referring to the deeply incised pinnules. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Central and tropical Africa and widespread in the southern temperate regions of the world. |
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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. Page 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. Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 294 - 295. (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 25. As Histiopteris occidentalis 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 120. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 206 - 207. (Includes a picture). Kornas, J. (1979). Distribution and ecology of the Pteridophytes in Zambia Polska Akademia Nauk Wydzial II Nauk Biologicznych Pages 84 - 85. 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 110. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Pages 84 - 86. (Includes a picture). |
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