Tectaria gemmifera

This article is about the genus of ferns. For the genus of sea snails, see Tectarius.
Snail fern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Tectariaceae
Genus: Tectaria
Species: T. gemmifera
Binomial name
Tectaria gemmifera
(Fée) Alston
Synonyms
  • 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.[1][2]

The Snail fern is a species of fern in the Tectariaceae family. 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.

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 Roux, J.P.; Shaffer-Fehre, Monika; Verdcourt, Bernard (2007). "Flora of Tropical East Africa". JSTOR Global Plants. Kew Gardens. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Hyde, Mark. "Tectaria gemmifera (Fée) Alston". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

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