115.200 Ophioglossum L.

Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011) Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature

Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983) The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria.

Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13

Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta FZ

Description of the genus

Rhizome globose, subglobose or elongated, fleshy. Fronds devided into a simple leaflike fragment (trophophore) and a simple fertile segment (sporophore), inserted at base of the sterile segment or on the petiole, with a double row of sporangia in a spike near the apex.

Derivation of name: ophis: snake, glossa: tongue; an allusion to the slender, sometimes forked apex above the fertile spike.

Worldwide: c. 30-50 species, cosmopolitan distribution

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Species	Links to maps	FZ divisions	Content
caroticaule J.E. Burrows	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N	Description, Image
convexum J.E. Burrows	Altitude Rainfall Geology	C	Description
costatum R.Br.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
gomezianum Welw. ex A. Braun	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,W,C,E	Description, Image
gomezianum × lancifolium	Altitude Rainfall Geology	?
gracillimum Welw. ex Hook. & Baker	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N	Description, Image
lancifolium C. Presl	Altitude Rainfall Geology	W,E	Description
latifolium (Prantl) J.E. Burrows	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,C	Description, Image
lusoafricanum Welw. ex Prantl	Altitude Rainfall Geology	C	Description, Image
polyphyllum A.Braun	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,C,E,S
reticulatum L.	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,W,C,E,S	Image
rubellum Welw. ex A.Braun	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,E
sandieae J.E. Burrows	Altitude Rainfall Geology		Description
sp.no.1 (J.E. Burrows 5169)	Altitude Rainfall Geology	C
thomasii R.T. Clausen	Altitude Rainfall Geology	W
vulgatum L. subsp. africanum Pocock ex J.E. Burrows	Altitude Rainfall Geology	N,C,E	Image

Other sources of information about Ophioglossum:

Flora of Mozambique: Ophioglossum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ophioglossum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ophioglossum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ophioglossum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ophioglossum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ophioglossum