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Synonyms: |
Acrostichum barbarum L. Osmunda totta Sw. Todea africana Willd. nom. illegit. |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Rhizome erect to suberect, fronds tufted. Stipe up to 40 cm long. Lamina up to 2 m, bipinnate and lanceolate in outline. Pinnules glabrous, linear-oblong in outline; apex acute; margin crenate. Sporangia cover the basal third of the lower pinnae. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | barbara: strange, foreign, described by Linneaeus |
Habitat: | Along montane streams and margins of evergreen forest |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1830 m |
Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa. Also Australia and New Zealand. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | Lithophyte, terrestrial. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 24 January 2010 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 50 - 51. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 55. 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 12. 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 Pages 36 - 37. (Includes a picture). Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Page 46. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 79. |
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