Pneumatopteris unita
Plant descriptions 2
Rhizome erect. Fronds tufted, often large, 0.9–3.6 m tall, covered with mucilage when young and coiled; gemmae present on rachis at apex of frond. Stipe pale brown, 22–75 cm long, glabrous. Lamina lanceolate in outline, 0.6–1.5 m long, 20–50 cm wide, simply pinnate, the basal pinnae hardly reduced; basal pinnae auricled; pinnae linear-oblong, 11.5–28 cm long, 1.5–3.3 cm wide, rather shallowly lobed to 1/4–1/3 to costa; lobes oblong, somewhat falcate, 4–10 mm long, 3–7 mm wide, glabrous, save for scattered short hairs on costa etc. above; about 4 pairs of veins anastomosing below the sinus either in a membrane or extending from the sinus or below it. Indusium absent.
Elevation 2
500 - 2 000 m.
Similar species 2
Syn. Thelypteris madagascariensis ; Polypodium unitum ; Phegopteris unita ; Goniopteris unita ; Nephrodium costulare ; Goniopteris patens ; Goniopteris madagascariensis ; Dryopteris silvatica ; Dryopteris madagascariensis ; Dryopteris gladiata ; Dryopteris costularis ; Cyclosorus silvaticus ; Cyclosorus madagascariensis ; Aspidium malagassicum .
Reference 2
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (2006) Author: BERNARD VERDCOURT
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| Taxonomy:family | Thelypteridaceae |
|---|---|
| Plant growth form | Fern |
| Vegetation | Humid forest |
