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Selaginella kraussiana
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Gwasha forest, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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Gwasha forest, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Lycopodium kraussianum Kunze Selaginella hortensis Mett. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Fern widely creeping, mat-forming, erect ultimate branches, rooting for most of its length. Leaves dimorphic; lateral leaves oblong-elliptic, 3-4 × 0.75-1.5 mm, larger and more spreading than median leaves; median leaves lanceolate to ovate, up to 2.5 mm long, apex pointed, base cordate and unequal, margins finely toothed. Strobili situated on short side branches, sporophylls similar but narrower than the median leaves, of one type only. |
| Notes: | Can be confused with S. goudotiana which is more erect, roots are produced from the base of the stem only. S. mitteni is a smaller moss-like species that lies flat against the ground. |
| Derivation of specific name: | kraussiana: type specimen collected by Dr. F. von Krauss (1812-1890), a German naturalist & director of the Natural History Museum in Stuttgart |
| Habitat: | On forest floor in moist evergreen forest, often where a break in the canopy slightly increases the light intensity. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2500 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Bioko, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leon, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 29 July 2012 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 28 - 29. (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 96 - 97. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 146 - 147. (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 10. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Pages 26 - 27. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 24. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta FZ Pages 26 - 27. |
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