| Asplenium
atroviride Schelpe |
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| This species has an ercet rhizome with
tuffed, not proliferous fronds. The lamina (250x170mm) is pinnate and oblong
in outline. The lamina is more than 60mm wide and has 3-6 pairs of
pinnae plus a terminal pinna similar to the other pinnae. The pinnae are
glabrous, have shallowly crenate margins and an unequally cuneate base.
Linaer sori are set along the veins at 50 degrees to the costa, indusium
entire. |
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Ecology: Very deep shade on forest floor away from
water, up to 1600m |
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Derivation of the specific name: atroviride: dark
green, referring to the colour of the fronds |
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Distribution in southern Africa: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi |
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Copyright: Petra Ballings, 2006
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