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Crepidomanes inopinatum
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John Meikle Forestry Estate, Stapleford
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Path to spice garden, Nyamkombe River, Aberfoyle, Honde Valley
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Path to waterfall, Mtarazi Falls, Inyanga
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| Synonyms: |
Crepidomanes inopinatum (Pic.Serm.) J.P.Roux var. majus (Taton) J.P.Roux Trichomanes inopinatum (Pic.Serm.) J.E. Burrows Vandenboschia inopinata Pic. Serm. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizome less than 0.5 mm in diameter, widely creeping, rhizome hairs very dark brown to dull black, unbranched. Fronds spaced apart. Stipe 5-35 mm long, winged in upper part only, glabrous or set with a few brown, nonarticulated hairs. Lamina variable, 8-75 × 8-30 mm, 2- or 3-pinnatifid; ultimate lobes narrowly oblong, c. 0.7 mm broad, drying fold present. Sori obconical, c. 1.5 × 1 mm, narrowly winged for most of their length, valves rounded, entire. |
| Notes: | Can be confused with C. melanotrichum: C. melanotrichum has a stipe that is narrowly winged throughout (only in the upper quarter to half in C. inopinatum) and that has black articulated hairs in 2 rows or leftover stubs (absent or few brown in C. inopinatum). The rhizome hairs are shiny black in C. melanotrichum and dark brown to dull black in C. inopinatum. Can be distinguished from P. borbonicum : P. borbonicum has a stipe that is winged in the distal half to three quarters, has no stipe hairs, the drying fold is absent and rhizome hairs are brown. The sorus is twice as long as wide (as long as wide in C. inopinatum). |
| Derivation of specific name: | inopinatum: unexpected, it was a surprise to find another species in the genus. |
| Habitat: | Epiphytic or sometimes lithophytic in moist deeply shaded evrgreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 860 - 2000 m |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Africa, central and tropical Africa, Madagascar and Mascarene islands. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte, lithophyte. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 10 March 2012 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 93 - 94. (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 Page 158. (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 7. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 45. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Pages 39 - 40. |
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