Biology:Tectaria gemmifera

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Short description: Species of fern


Snail fern
Tectaria gemmifera, frond, b, Iphithi NR.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Tectariaceae
Genus: Tectaria
Species:
T. gemmifera
Binomial name
Tectaria gemmifera
(Fée) Alston
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Aspidium cicutarium sensu Sim
  • Aspidium cicutarium (L.) Sw.
  • Aspidium coadunatum Kaulf.
  • Aspidium decaryanum C.Chr.
  • Aspidium gemmiferum (Fée) Ching
  • Nephrodium cicutarium sensu Sim
  • Nephrodium cicutarium (L.) Baker
  • Sagenia gemmifera Fée
  • Tectaria coadunata C.Chr.

Tectaria gemmifera, the snail fern, is a species of fern in the family Tectariaceae. It is native to Africa from the equator southwards, and is present in the DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Madagascar .[1] Its natural habitat is deeply shaded forest floors[2] of moist subtropical or tropical forest, and it occurs from 600 to 2,550 metres above sea level.[1] The Latin name refers to the gemma that are produced by the fronds of this species.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roux, J.P.; Shaffer-Fehre, Monika; Verdcourt, Bernard (2007). "Flora of Tropical East Africa". Kew Gardens. http://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Tectaria.gemmifera. Retrieved 8 January 2015. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hyde, Mark. "Tectaria gemmifera (Fée) Alston". http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=101960. Retrieved 8 January 2015. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15555436 entry




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