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Synonyms: |
Mohria caffrorum (L.) Desv. var. vestida (Baker) F.Ballard |
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Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Rhizome creeping, up to 8 mm in diameter, scales chestnut to rust-coloured, 2-6 mm long. Fronds closely spaced, slightly dimorphic with fertile fronds longer than sterile fronds. Stipe 2-13.2 cm long, basally chestnut coloured, apically strawcoloured, set with hairs and scales, becoming glabrous at maturity. Lamina herbaceous, up to 46 cm long, erect, narrowly elliptic to narrowly oblanceolate in outline, 2-pinnatifid to 2-pinnate. Pinnae above sparsely hairy on secondary rhachis, below with hairs and long narrow scales; pinnule margins strongly toothed. Rhachis sparsely to densely set with scales; secondary rhachis below with hairs and scales, upper surface with hairs. Sori marginal, exindusiate. |
Notes: | Difficult to distinguish from M. nudiuscula . M. vestita. has slightly more hairy pinnae, especially on the upper surface, and more strongly toothed margins. |
Derivation of specific name: | vestita: clothed, referring to hair and scales on the plant; a character, however, shared by all species of Mohria. |
Habitat: | Rocky places in grassveld, terrestrial or lithophytic. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 200 - 1700 m |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, also Madagascar |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E,S |
Growth form(s): | Lithophyte, terrestrial. |
Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Thursday 22 September 2011 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 63 - 64. Description of M. caffrorum! Revision by J.P. Roux: M. caffrorum now restricted to S.A., M. vestita and M. nudiuscula new names for the region. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 43. (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 206 - 207. (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 9. Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 177 - 178. Description of M. caffrorum! Revision by J.P. Roux: M. caffrorum now restricted to S.A., M. vestita and M. nudiuscula new names for the region. (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 5. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 12. Listing Mohria caffrorumi probably refers to M. vestita Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 55. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 53. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Pages 54 - 56. Description of M. caffrorum! Revision by J.P. Roux: M. caffrorum now restricted to S.A., M. vestita and M. nudiuscula new names for the region. (Includes a picture). Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. & Diniz, M.A. (1979). Pteridophyta Flora de Mocambique Junta de Investigacoes Cientificas do Ultramar; Centro de Botanica Pages 49 - 50. Description of M. caffrorum! Revision by J.P. Roux: M. caffrorum now restricted to S.A., M. vestita and M. nudiuscula new names for the region Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 78. |
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