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Osmunda regalis
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Photo: Petra Ballings
Vumba, Essex Road
Photo: Petra Ballings
SRGH
Photo: Petra Ballings
SRGH
Photo: Paul Hubbard
Along the path to Nanke Cave, Matobo Hills
Photo: Paul Hubbard
Along the path to Nanke Cave, Matobo Hills
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| Synonyms: |
Osmunda capensis C.Presl Osmunda regalis L. var. capensis (C.Presl) Milde Osmunda schelpei A.E.Bobrov Osmunda transvaalensis A.E.Bobrov |
| Common names: | Royal fern (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizome erect to suberect; fronds tufted, glabrous, 60-120 × 30-45 cm. Stipe up to 30 cm long. Lamina up to 1 m, bipinnate and ovate in outline. Sterile pinnules oblong-lanceolate in outline; apex rounded; base asymmetrically truncate; margin minutely serrate. Fertile pinnules situated on the end of the lamina and covered with sporangia. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | regalis: regal, royal; referring to the majestic growth of the plant or to King Osmund (Osmunda) of the South Saxons |
| Habitat: | Along streams in woodland and forest with the rhizome continuously in water |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2100 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Also high mountains of tropical Africa, temperate parts of Europe, Asia, America, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 24 January 2010 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 49 - 50. (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 36. (Includes a picture). Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta FZ Pages 44 - 46. (Includes a picture). |
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