| Asplenium sandersonii Hook. |
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| Photos: Petra Ballings, Vumba and Ballings 3, 13-10-1998, Bunga forest, private collection |
| This species has an erect rhizome with tuffed, uniform, proliferous fronds which makes it possible for this species to cover whole rocks or tree branches. The pinnate lamina (100-300 x 15-25mm) is linear to lanceolate in outline. The distal pinnae are slowly decreasing in size and end in a naked extension of the rachis that bears the gemma. The falcate pinnae are very recognizable with their broadly rounded lobed acroscopic margins . Up to 6 oval sori cover most of the pinnae, indusium present. |
| Ecology: Epiphyte or lithophyte in shaded areas in wet, evergreen forest; sea level up to 2000m |
| Derivation of the specific name: sandersonii : named after J. Sanderson (1820-1881), an amateur plant collector in Natal |
| Distribution in southern Africa: Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Copyright: Petra Ballings, 2006