Hypolepis sparsisora
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Giant edgelobed fern | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
Genus: | Hypolepis |
Species: | H. sparsisora
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Binomial name | |
Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn
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Hypolepis sparsisora, the giant edgelobed fern,[citation needed] is an Afrotropical fern species with an extensive range in Africa and Madagascar, where it occurs at diverse elevations.[1] In South Africa it is present in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape.[2]
It has a subterranean, creeping rhizome of up to 9 mm in diameter. The erect fronds are widely spaced and finely divided. The ovate lamina is 1 × 0.8 m in size and 4- to 5-pinnatifid. The small (0.5–1 mm wide), oval sori are borne singly in the sinuses between the lobes.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Hyde, M; et al. "Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn". Red List of South African Plants. SANBI. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Hypolepis anthriscifolia". Tropicos. EOL. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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