Pellaea calomelanos (Sw.) Link
var. calomelanos

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Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos

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Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam

Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos

Photo: Petra Ballings
Path from entrance gate to Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe

Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos

Photo: Petra Ballings
Near the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park

Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos

Photo: Petra Ballings
Near the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park

Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos

Photo: Petra Ballings
Mutirikwi CL, Murray MacDougall Drive

Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos

Photo: Petra Ballings
Mpinge pass, Great Dyke

Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos

Photo: Petra Ballings
Khami Ruins

Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos

Photo: Petra Ballings
Hippo Pools, Umfurudzi Safari area

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Synonyms: var. hastata sensu Sim
Common names: Kabovora (Shona) Mumvuriwedombo (Shona)
Frequency: Common
Status: Native
Description:
Widespread tufted fern. Fronds erect, ovate in outline, 10 - 25 cm, mostly 2-pinnate, occasionally 3-pinnate on the lower pinnae. The pinnules are angled and often somewhat arrow-shaped, grey-green; sori borne in a continuous ridge along the margins.
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Habitat: On rocky outcrops, favouring warm conditions in both dry and wet climates.
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Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,C,E,S
Growth form: P
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Content last updated: Thursday 25 May 2006
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Other sources of information about Pellaea calomelanos:

Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Pellaea calomelanos
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pellaea calomelanos
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Pellaea calomelanos
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Pellaea calomelanos
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pellaea calomelanos
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pellaea calomelanos
JSTOR Plant Science: Pellaea calomelanos
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pellaea calomelanos
Tropicos: Pellaea calomelanos
West African Plants database: Pellaea calomelanos


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Pellaea calomelanos var. calomelanos.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=100910, retrieved 26 May 2013

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