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Lomariocycas tabularis (Thunb.) Gasper & A. R. Sm.

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Derivation of specific name

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tabulare: Mont tabularis in Latin, this fern was first collected on Table Mountain, Cape Town
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Blechnum tabulare (Thunb.) Kuhn Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=102320
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Description

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Rhizome erect, sometimes forming a caudex; scales brown with dark central stripe, linear, 15-50 mm long, margin entire. Fronds dimorphic, in whorls, texture leathery. Stipe up to 30 cm, glabrous but with a few scales at the base. Sterile lamina 1.4 m × 35 cm, pinnate, elliptic-oblanceolate in outline with a series of reduced pinnae at the base, the lowermost pinnae rudimentary; pinnae linear to oblong, with an unequal base joined to the rhachis, margins entire, glabrous above, with hair-like scales set along the costa below. Fertile lamina smaller or the same size as the sterile lamina; pinnae linear, joined directly onto the rhachis, pinnae standing at an acute angle to the rhachis and sometimes strongly inrolled. Sori linear, extending the whole length of the pinnae; indusium continuous.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Blechnum tabulare (Thunb.) Kuhn Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=102320
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Worldwide distribution

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DRC and Tanzania southwards to S Africa; also Madagascar and Mascarene Islands.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Blechnum tabulare (Thunb.) Kuhn Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=102320
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Lomariocycas tabularis

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Lomariocycas tabularis, synonym Blechnum tabulare,[1] known as the mountain blechnum is a large, attractive fern that is indigenous to sub-saharan Africa.

Description

They grow in a similar way to the classic tree ferns (Cyathea), and are also often mistaken for being cycads.

This species can be distinguished from related species by the bases of its pinnae. This is the only species in which the base of each pinna has an uneven shape. All other species have equally shaped pinna bases.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs from Cape Town, South Africa, in the south, as far north as Uganda and Nigeria. This fern's natural habitat is along river banks and on the margins of afro-montane forests. It grows very well in shady areas, making it a popular plant for African gardens. Unfortunately this has led to a large illegal trade in these plants which has seen their numbers decline.

References

  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Lomariocycas tabularis", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 2019-12-22
  2. ^ "Blechnum tabulare".

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Lomariocycas tabularis: Brief Summary

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Lomariocycas tabularis, synonym Blechnum tabulare, known as the mountain blechnum is a large, attractive fern that is indigenous to sub-saharan Africa.

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