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Lepisorus schraderi
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John Meikle Forestry Estate, Stapleford
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Castle Burn cliffs, Vumba
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Niphobolus schraderi (Mett.) Keyserl. Phymatodes elongata (Schrad.) Pappe & Rawson Pleopeltis schraderi (Mett.) Tardieu Polypodium lineare Thunb. var. schraderi (Mett.) Sim Polypodium schraderi Mett. |
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Rhizome c. 2 mm in diameter, creeping, without a white waxy colouring; rhizome scales black, broadly ovate, 2-3 mm long, with black central stripe extending to the apex. Fronds spaced apart, simple, thick and fleshy, tufted, evergreen. Stipe up to 6 cm long, glabrous. Lamina up to 34 × 2.9 cm, narrowly elliptic, tapering to a point, base narrowly wedge-shaped, margins entire, glabrous on both surfaces at maturity. Sori round to oval, 2-4 mm in diameter, in a line on either side of the midrib in the upper half of the lamina, exindusiate, but with small paraphyses when young. |
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| Notes: | Can be distinguished from L. excavatus by having thick, evergreen fronds and a rhizome that lacks a white, waxy coating. Pleopeltis macrocarpa has small circular scales with dark centres on the undersurface of the lamina, these are not present in L. schraderi. Microgramma mauritiana has sori set on the lower part of the lamina (not the upper) and is glabrous. |
| Derivation of specific name: | schraderi: named after H.A. Schrader (1767-1836); former director of botanical garden in Goettingen Germany, botanist with special interest in ferns. |
| Habitat: | Epiphytic or lithophytic in evergreen forest or scrub in areas of high rainfall, mostly shaded. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
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| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte, lithophyte. |
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| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Page 196. As Pleopeltis schraderi (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (1993). An annotated check-list of the pteridophytes of Malawi Kirkia 14(1) Page 90. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 44. As Pleopeltis schraderi Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 556 - 557. (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 13. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 26. As Pleopeltis schraderi Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 308 - 309. As Pleopeltis schraderi (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 8. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 100. (Includes a picture). Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 158. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Page 152. As Pleopeltis schraderi Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 79. |
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