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Platycerium stemaria

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Identification
Platycerium stemaria (P.Beauv.) Desv. [family POLYPODIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Platycerium stemaria (P.Beauv.) Desv. [family POLYPODIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Roos M.C., 1979
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Common name
  • bodiro (RP) (IVORY COAST, KRU-GUERE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • akkunkuf (RP) payafulâdu (RP) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • (Chiehn) kulé (B&D) (IVORY COAST, GUERE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • stag's horn fern; elk's horn fern., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • gbekaŋgσsa (FCD) tukaŋgσsa (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • guigré (RP) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • dafardu (Abr (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • liko (RP) (IVORY COAST, DAN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5
  • yolo-yσmdo (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for PLATYCERIUM stemaria (P. Beauv.) Desv. [family POLYPODIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2001) Author: B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D.
Names
PLATYCERIUM stemaria (P. Beauv.) Desv. [family POLYPODIACEAE], in Mém. Soc. Linn., Paris 6 (2): 213 (1827); Kuhn, Fil. Afr.: 58 (1868); Kuhn in Decken, Reis. Ost.-Afr., Bot. 3 (3): 53 (1879); H. Christ, Farnkr. Erde: 126, fig. 354 (1897); Diels in E. & P., Pf. 1 (4): 339 (1900); De Wild., Miss. Laurent 1: 11 (1905) & 2, t. 2 (1905) (as stemmaria ); C. Chr., Ind. Fil.: 496 (1906) pro parte; Hieron. in V.E. 2: 59, fig. 57 (1908); C. Chr. in Dansk Bot. Arkiv 7: 172 (1932) pro parte; Tardieu in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28: 210, t. 41/1 (1953); Alston, Ferns W.T.A.: 46 (1959); Tardieu, Fl. Cameroun 3, Ptérid.: 335, t. 53/1–3 (1964) & Fl. Gabon 8, Ptérid.: 198, t. 31/1 (1964); de Jonch. in Blumea 15: 445, 449, fig. 1/1 (1967); Schelpe in Contr. Bolus Herb. 1: 89 (1969) (as stemmaria ) & Expl. Hydrobiol. Bassin L. Bangweolo & Luapula 8 (3), Ptérid.: 64 (1973) (as stemmaria ) & C.F.A., Pterid.: 114 (1977); Hennipman & M.C. Roos, Monogr. Platycerium : 108, fig. 27/a–d, 28 (1982). Type: Nigeria, Warri [Oware], Palisot de Beauvois s.n. (P-JU 1008, holo., BM!, US, photo.)
Acrostichum stemaria P. Beauv. [family PTERIDACEAE], Fl. Owar. 1: 2, t. 2 (1803)
Neuroplatyceros aethiopicus Fée [family POLYPODIACEAE], Mém. Foug. 2 (Acrost.): 103, t. 64 (1845). Type: as for Acrostichum stemaria, nom. illegit .
Platycerium aethiopicum (Fée) Hook. [family POLYPODIACEAE], Gard. Ferns: t. 9 (1862); Baker in Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil.: 425 (1868), nom. illegit .
Alcicornium stemaria (P. Beauv.) Underw. [family POLYPODIACEAE], in Bull. Torrey Bot. Cl. 32: 595 (1905)
Platycerium stemaria De Wild. var. laurentii [family POLYPODIACEAE], (as stemmaria) Miss. Laurent 1: 12, fig. 2 (1905) & 2: t. 3 (1905). Type: Congo (Kinshasa), Eala, E. & M. Laurent s.n. (BR, holo., BM, K!, photo.)
Information
Usually epiphytic, rarely on rocks. Rhizome-scales light brown, 5–14 mm long, 0.5–1.7 mm wide. Sterile basal fronds erect, cuneate, 30–60 cm long, 15–30 cm wide, truncate at the apex, upper part entire or irregularly dentate, lower part entire, densely white stellate-pubescent beneath. Fertile or sterile foliage fronds spreading or pendulous, wedge-shaped, 30–90 cm long, ± symmetrical, once to twice dichotomously forked, cuneate at base, the apex entire or irregularly dentate, stellate-pubescent above, later glabrescent, velvety white stellate-pubescent beneath. Soral patches 2, dark red brown, situated around the ultimate sinuses or apically, horizontally placed, broadly triangular to U-shaped.
Range
DISTR. U 2 Senegal to Bioko, Principe, São Tomé, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Angola
Altitude range
750–1000 m
Distribution
UGANDA Toro District Bwamba, Kidongo, Aug. 1937, Eggeling 3382!
Notes
Many authors spell the specific epithet with two m’s but Palisot de Beauvois’ original spelling has one and is a specific derivation from Stemaria Sw., which I have been unable to trace.

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