| Asplenium
cordatum
(Thunb.) Sw.
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| Syn:
Ceterach
cordatum (Thunb.) Desv. |
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| This fern has an erect rhizome with tuffed
fronds. The lamina (25-240 x 9-85mm) is pinnate and oblanceolate in outline.
The pinnae have crenate margins, a rounded apex and a more or less deeply
notched base. Their undersurface is densely covered with pale brown,
overlapping scales. Stipe & rachis are also covered with scales. The linear
sori are hardly visible because of the covering scales. |
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Ecology: Terrestrial or lithophytic in rock crevices
or beneath boulders, sheltered from sun & wind, 50-2900m |
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Derivation of the specific name: cordatum:
heart-shaped, referring to the two basal lobes of the pinna |
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Distribution in southern Africa: Lesotho, South Africa,
Zimbabwe |
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Copyright: Petra Ballings, 2006
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