Biology:Hypolepis sparsisora
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Short description: Species of fern
| Giant edgelobed fern | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hyde, M. "Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn". Flora of Zimbabwe. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=101340. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn". Red List of South African Plants. SANBI. http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=3753-2. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ "Hypolepis anthriscifolia". Tropicos. EOL. http://eol.org/pages/6091606/overview. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q15612878 entry
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