Asplenium africanum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Lohulu River, a small tributary of the Aruwimi River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lohulu River, a small tributary of the Aruwimi River
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| Status: | Native |
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Rhizome erect or shortly creeping, fleshy; rhizome scales lanceolate in outline, apex tapering to a point and ending in a hair-tip, base swollen, margin entire to wavy or crenate, with thick, up to 11 x 1.5 mm, dark brown cell walls and translucent lumen. Fronds monomorphic, tufted, drooping, slightly fleshy, not proliferous. Stipe thick, grooved, gradually attenuate from lamina but sometimes seemingly to 25 cm long, with a few scales at the very base. Lamina simple, lanceolate or strap-shaped, 25–100 x (2.2–)3–8 cm, margin entire, base and apex tapering, glabrous; costa clear, flattened; veins many, free, forking, 6–7 per cm, at angle of 45–70° with costa, marginal vein absent. Sori many along the veins, linear, long ones alternating with occasional short ones, 9–30 mm long, reaching neither costa nor margin; indusium membranous, entire, pale, to 0.7 mm wide. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | africanum: of Africa. |
| Habitat: | Moist forest, often near water. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From West to East Africa and South to Angola. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 27 May 2025 |
| Literature: |
Fischer E. & Lobin W. (2024). Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda. Willdenowia 53(3) Page 156. Fischer, E. & Lobin, W. (2023). Synoptic Revision of Aspleniaceae (Asplenium, Hymenasplenium) of Rwanda. Phytotaxa 608 (1) Page 9. |
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