Asplenium lunulatum Sw.

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Aspleniaceae > Asplenium

Characteristics

Rhizome erect, c. 4 mm in diameter, set with dark brown to black, lanceolate-acuminate, entire rhizome-scales c. 3.5 mm long. Fronds tufted, thinly herbaceous, gemmiferous; stipe grey-green, shorter than lamina, glabrous at maturity; lamina narrowly linear-lanceolate, c. 300 x 30 mm, pinnate, basal pinnae gradually decrescent; pinnae in up to 45 pairs, oblong-obtuse, falcate, base forming an angle of 90o and auriculate acroscopically to a greater or lesser degree, basiscopic margin perpendicular to rhachis, margin regularly crenate-serrate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface set with occasional minute, light brown, hair-like scales. Sori borne midway along unforked veins, c. 2 mm long; indusium membranous, ovate-oblong, entire, c. 0.5 mm broad.
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Rhizome erect, up to 4 mm in diam., with dark brown to black, lanceolate-acuminate, entire scales, up to 3.5 mm long. Fronds caespitose, erect to arching. Stipe firm, dark brown to black, up to 75 mm long, up to 1.2 mm in diam. Lamina 1-pinnate, narrowly elliptic to oblong-acuminate, up to 300 x 30 mm, with up to 45 pinna pairs, proliferous on rachis near apex. Pinnae herbaceous, oblong-obtuse, falcate, crenate-serrate, glabrous adaxially, sparsely minutely scaled abaxially. Sori linear, up to 4 mm long. Indusium membranous, ovate-oblong, entire, up to 1 mm wide.
Perennial with short, erect to suberect rhizome. Fronds to 35 cm, arching, proliferous on rachis near apex, stipe glabrous at maturity, lamina linear-lanceolate, 1-pinnate, pinnae to 35 mm long, oblong-obtuse, falcate, auriculate acroscopically, crenate-serrate, sparsely minutely scaled beneath. Sori linear, indusium entire.
Rhizome erect, set with dark brown to black rhizome scales. Proliferating bud borne on rhachis on or below terminal segment. Pinnae oblong-obtuse, falcate, base forming an angle of 90°, auriculate, basiscopic margin perpendicular to rhachis. Sori found on unforked veins.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Asplenium lunulatum world distribution map, present in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17046540-1
WFO ID wfo-0001110145
COL ID HKTG
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Synonyms

Asplenium insulare Asplenium miersii Asplenium mutilatum Chamaefilix lunulata Asplenium bilobulatum Asplenium consanguineum Asplenium dolabella Asplenium kohautianum Asplenium lofgrenii Asplenium reclinatum Asplenium warmingii Asplenium lunulatum Asplenium auricularium Asplenium oblongipinnum Asplenium reflexum Asplenium pringleanum Asplenium pulchrum