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Pellaea pectiniformis Bak. [family ADIANTACEAE]

Date Updated: 26 July 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 0, Part 0, page 98, (1970) Author: E. A. C. L. E. Schelpe
Names
Pellaea pectiniformis Bak. [family ADIANTACEAE], in Hook., Syn. Fil., ed. 2: 147 (1874). Type probably from Madagascar or Comoro Is. Pteris pectiniformis Godet ex Mett. [family ADIANTACEAE], in Kuhn, Fil. Afr.: 87 (1868) non Goldm. (1843). Type as above. Pteridella pectiniformis Bak. Kuhn [family ADIANTACEAE], Von Deck. Reisen, Bot. 3, 3: 13 (1879). Type as above. Allosorus pectiniformis Bak. Kuntze [family ADIANTACEAE], Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 806 (1891). Type as above. Pellaea goudotii C. Chr. [family ADIANTACEAE], Ind. Fil.: 480 (1906).—Sim, Ferns S. Afr. ed. 2: 200, t. 90 (1915).—Tardieu in Mém. Inst. Afr. Noire, 28: 92 (1953); Fl. Madag., Polypod. 1: 155 (1958). Type as above.
Information
Rhizome c. 5 mm. in diam., short, creeping, with tufted fronds and with brown subentire narrowly lanceolate attenuate rhizome-scales up to 3 mm. long. Stipe atrocastaneous, up to 25 cm. long, terete, thinly pubescent with short appressed hairs and a few pale subulate scales, becoming glabrous with age. Frond erect, thinly coriaceous. Lamina up to 30 x 9 cm., very narrowly to narrowly oblong in outline, simply pinnate (the lowest pinnae undivided); pinnae petiolulate, up to 5 x 0.15 cm., very narrowly linear, obtuse, with a cordate base articulated at the apex of a short atrocastaneous petiolule; ventral surface glabrous, dorsal surface glabrous except for pale flexuous hairs along the costa; rhachis terete, atrocastaneous, persistently thinly villous with hairs and very narrow pale-brown scales. Sori in a continuous line at maturity; indusium continuous, erose, membranous.
Habitat
Around rocks in woodland
Altitude range
900–1530 m. 1530 900
Distribution
Mozambique MS Musapa Gap, 6.x.1950, Chase 3028 (SRGH).Mozambique T Macanga, Furancungo, 7.iii.1966, Pereira, Sarmento & Marques 1806 (LMU).Malawi C Dedza, Nchinji Hill, 22.i.1959, Robson 1296 (BM; K; LISC).Zimbabwe S Belingwe Mt., 20.x.1959, Wild 4845 (SRGH).Zimbabwe E Umtali Distr., Norseland, Vumba Mts., 26.vi.1959, Schelpe 5397 (BM; BOL).Zimbabwe C Ngomokurira, 21.ii.1959, Mitchell 474 (BOL; SRGH).Zambia S Choma, c. 1909, Rogers 8086a (K).Zambia C Mkushi Distr., Fiwila, 7.i.1958, Robinson 2672 (K; SRGH).Zambia W Luanshya, 12.v.1962, Mutimushi 153 (SRGH).Mozambique N Vila Cabral, road to Litunde, 20.i.1935, Torre 726 (LISC).Malawi N Nyika Plateau, Mwanda Mt., 24.xii.1963, Lemon 1034 (SRGH).Zimbabwe N Mazoe, Iron Mask Hills, iii.1906, Eyles 250 (BM; SRGH).Zambia N Luapula Distr., Mbereshi, 16.i.1960, Richards 12383 (K).
Distribution (external)
South and tropical Africa Madagascar
Pellaea pectiniformis Bak. [family ADIANTACEAE]
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