| Asplenium rutifolium (P.J.Bergius) Kunze |
| Syn: Asplenium rutifolium var. bipinnatum (Forssk.) schelpe |
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| Photos: Petra Ballings, Vumba and Ballings 4, 07-06-2000, Castle Ray Vumba, private collection |
| Fern with an erect rhizome bearing tuffed, not proliferous fronds.The lamina (70-300 x 28-110mm) is 2- to 3-pinnatifid and glabrous.One sori per lobe is situated on the lateral margin, half way up the lobe, facing toward the pinnae apex. The indusium is entire. |
| Ecology: Common epiphyte in shaded areas in moist, evergreen forest. From sea level up to 2000m |
| Derivation of the specific name: Rutifolium: with leaves like Ruta, a genus of the Rutaceae family |
| Distribution in southern Africa: South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi |
Copyright: Petra Ballings, 2006