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Ptisana fraxinea
salicifolia
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Chirinda forest
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Chirinda forest, near Swynnertons memorial
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Chirinda forest, near swynnertons memorial
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Road from Mt Selinda to Espungabera border post
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| Synonyms: |
Marattia dregeana C. Presl Marattia fraxinea sensu Sim Marattia fraxinea Sm. ex J.F.Gmel. var. salicifolia (Schrad.) C.Chr. Marattia natalensis C. Presl Marattia salicifolia Schrad. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizome massive, forming an upright caudex. Stipe up to 1 m long, fleshy, light green, base swollen and flanked by a pair of thick stipules. Lamina 1-3 × 0.5-1.5 m, bipinnate, ovate in outline. Pinnules glabrous, narrowly oblong-lanceolate in outline, margin sharply toothed, apex attenuate base unequally cuneate, venation prominent below. Synangia very distinctive, capsular with linear opening, situated singly towards the end of each vein, c. 2 × 1 mm. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | fraxinea: resembling the genus Fraxinus; salicifolia: with leaves like a Salix (a willow). |
| Habitat: | Along streams in deeply shaded evergreen forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2000 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, S Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Also in tropical Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 4 March 2012 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Page 49. (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 138 - 139. Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 166 - 168. (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 8. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 35. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Pages 31 - 32. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta FZ Pages 38 - 40. (Includes a picture). |
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