Marsilea schelpeana Launert

Species

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Characteristics

Stipes usually crowded, rarely solitary, slender, flexible, c. 70-200 mm long. Pinnae narrowly obdeltoid to obdeltoid-obovate, flanks slightly convex, outer margins bilobate, or arching, 2 or 3 (or more), connate at the base, rarely solitary, usually pilose, 8 mm long. Sporocarps obtusely rectangular in lateral view, dorsally somewhat concave, ventrally slightly convex, c. 3-4 x 2-3.25 x 1.5-2 mm thick, rectangular in dorsiventral cross-section (fully mature sporocarps sometimes almost bean-shaped), with continuous shallow dorso-fronto-ventral furrow; lateral ribs hardly visible at maturity; raphe distinct, covering almost entire sporocarp base; inferior tooth absent (or present as very shallow hump); superior tooth present, rather short; sori 6-8.
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Fronds with slender, crowded stipes, up to 200 mm long. Pinnae narrowly obdeltoid to obdeltoid-obovate, flanks slightly convex, outer margins bilobed, appressed pilose at first. Sporocarp: pedicels from stipe base, erect or arching, up to 45 mm long; solitary or crowded, obliquely ovate-oblong to elliptic in lateral view, lateral ribs absent in mature sporocarps, raphe distinct, inferior tooth almost absolute, superior tooth distinct.
Aquatic perennial. Fronds with stipes crowded, slender, pinnae narrowly obdeltoid, flanks slightly convex, outer margins bilobate, appressed pilose at first, pedicels from base of stipe, erect. Sporocarps solitary or crowded, obliquely ovate-oblong to elliptic in lateral view, lateral ribs absent, superior tooth distinct.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Marsilea schelpeana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Marsilea schelpeana threat status: Vulnerable

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WFO ID wfo-0001110768
COL ID 3Y9CC
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Synonyms

Marsilea schelpeana