Plant descriptions ²

Rhizome thick, shortly crawling, with brown scales. Sterile frond lanceolate, 30 - 60 cm long, limb attenuate to the base; fertile frond tapered towards the top and the base.

Elevation ²

500 - 2 500 m.

Similar species ²

Syn. Acrostichum madagascariense ; Acrostichum subsessile

Reference ²

Humbert H., 1950. 5è Famille - Lomariopsidaceae. Flore de Madagascar (Plantes vasculaires). Ed. Imprimerie Officielle Tananarive. pp 21-69.

Sources and Credits

1. no rights reserved, uploaded by Romer Rabarijaona
2. (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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