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Asplenium stenopteron Peter [family ASPLENIACEAE]
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
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, (2008) Author: Henk Beentje
Names
Asplenium stenopteron Peter [family ASPLENIACEAE], F.D.O.-A. Descr.: 6, t. 2.3 (1929). Type: Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Marangu to Bismarck Hut, Peter 598 (B!, holo.)
Information
Terrestrial; rhizome erect, short with rather dense dark red-brown narrowly triangular attenuate scales to 4.5x0.7 mm. Fronds suberect, herbaceous, lanceolate, 19x4 cm, not proliferous on the single fertile frond seen. Stipe green, 5.5 cm long, with hair-shaped scales to 3 mm long, with an occasional lobe. Lamina to 13 cm long, 1-pinnate, pinnae in 10–11 pairs, alternate, lanceolate, the median largest and to 2.1x0.5 cm, the basal reduced, the apical gradually decrescent, the terminal pinna in line with the rachis, a lobed unit 2.7x0.8 mm, basiscopic base cuneate and almost dimidiate, acroscopic base at more of an angle, margin whitish, slightly thickened, crenate-serrate, apex narrowly obtuse; glabrous or with few minute scales. Rachis narrowly winged, with few scales as on stipe. Sori 1(–2) per pinna, ovate, 2.5–3 mm long; indusium entire, ± 0.5 mm wide.
Range
DISTR. T 2 only known from the type
Altitude range
1700 m
Distribution
TANZANIA Kilimanjaro, Marangu to Bismarck Hut, Peter 598!
Notes
CONSERVATION Possibly extinct; this is a well-collected area. A specific search is needed for the ‘Ex’ category.. A taxon quite on its own, does not key anywhere close.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
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, (2008) Author: Henk Beentje
Names
Asplenium stenopteron Peter [family ASPLENIACEAE], F.D.O.-A. Descr.: 6, t. 2.3 (1929). Type: Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Marangu to Bismarck Hut, Peter 598 (B!, holo.)
Information
Terrestrial; rhizome erect, short with rather dense dark red-brown narrowly triangular attenuate scales to 4.5x0.7 mm. Fronds suberect, herbaceous, lanceolate, 19x4 cm, not proliferous on the single fertile frond seen. Stipe green, 5.5 cm long, with hair-shaped scales to 3 mm long, with an occasional lobe. Lamina to 13 cm long, 1-pinnate, pinnae in 10–11 pairs, alternate, lanceolate, the median largest and to 2.1x0.5 cm, the basal reduced, the apical gradually decrescent, the terminal pinna in line with the rachis, a lobed unit 2.7x0.8 mm, basiscopic base cuneate and almost dimidiate, acroscopic base at more of an angle, margin whitish, slightly thickened, crenate-serrate, apex narrowly obtuse; glabrous or with few minute scales. Rachis narrowly winged, with few scales as on stipe. Sori 1(–2) per pinna, ovate, 2.5–3 mm long; indusium entire, ± 0.5 mm wide.
Range
DISTR. T 2 only known from the type
Altitude range
1700 m
Distribution
TANZANIA Kilimanjaro, Marangu to Bismarck Hut, Peter 598!
Notes
CONSERVATION Possibly extinct; this is a well-collected area. A specific search is needed for the ‘Ex’ category.. A taxon quite on its own, does not key anywhere close.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
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, (2008) Author: Henk Beentje
Names
Asplenium stenopteron Peter [family ASPLENIACEAE], F.D.O.-A. Descr.: 6, t. 2.3 (1929). Type: Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Marangu to Bismarck Hut, Peter 598 (B!, holo.)
Information
Terrestrial; rhizome erect, short with rather dense dark red-brown narrowly triangular attenuate scales to 4.5x0.7 mm. Fronds suberect, herbaceous, lanceolate, 19x4 cm, not proliferous on the single fertile frond seen. Stipe green, 5.5 cm long, with hair-shaped scales to 3 mm long, with an occasional lobe. Lamina to 13 cm long, 1-pinnate, pinnae in 10–11 pairs, alternate, lanceolate, the median largest and to 2.1x0.5 cm, the basal reduced, the apical gradually decrescent, the terminal pinna in line with the rachis, a lobed unit 2.7x0.8 mm, basiscopic base cuneate and almost dimidiate, acroscopic base at more of an angle, margin whitish, slightly thickened, crenate-serrate, apex narrowly obtuse; glabrous or with few minute scales. Rachis narrowly winged, with few scales as on stipe. Sori 1(–2) per pinna, ovate, 2.5–3 mm long; indusium entire, ± 0.5 mm wide.
Range
DISTR. T 2 only known from the type
Altitude range
1700 m
Distribution
TANZANIA Kilimanjaro, Marangu to Bismarck Hut, Peter 598!
Notes
CONSERVATION Possibly extinct; this is a well-collected area. A specific search is needed for the ‘Ex’ category.. A taxon quite on its own, does not key anywhere close.
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