Schizaea pectinata (L.) Sw.

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Synonyms:	Acrostichum pectinatum L.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Rhizome shortly creeping, horizontal to suberect; rhizome scales brown, linear, twisted, up to 4 mm long. Fronds closely spaced to crowded, numerous. Stipe up to 7 cm long, dark brown for most of its lenght. Sterile frond simple, up to 30 cm long, very narrowly linear, green and inrolled at first, brown and recurved later. Fertile frond like sterile frond but with a pinnate, comb-like apical fertile portion, horizontal or descending. Pinnae up to 18 pairs, linear, 5-12 mm long and 1 mm wide, uniformly in lenght or with the longest in the middle, ciliate with pale hairs. Rhachis of the fertile portion held horizontally and curved. Sporangia packed in 2 rows on each side of the costa.
Notes:	Could be confused with Schizaea tenelle which has a straight rachis, 5-8 pairs of pinna which are at the most 3 mm long and are becoming smaller towards the apex. It occurs close to water.
Derivation of specific name:	pectinata: comb bearing; a reference to the comb-like fertile segment of the frond.
Habitat:	In full sun or partial shade in montane grassland and in ericoid vegetation.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1830 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Madagascar.
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 56 - 58. (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 190 - 191. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 15. Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 173 - 174. (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 Page 49. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 54. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta FZ Page 52. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Mozambique: Schizaea pectinata
African Plant Database: Schizaea pectinata
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Schizaea pectinata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Schizaea pectinata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Schizaea pectinata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Schizaea pectinata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Schizaea pectinata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Schizaea pectinata
JSTOR Plant Science: Schizaea pectinata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Schizaea pectinata
Tropicos: Schizaea pectinata
West African Plants database: Schizaea pectinata