Derivation of specific name
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fourni par Flora of Zimbabwe
gomezianum: named after Mr. B. Gomez (1806-1877), Portuguese botanist.
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- droit d’auteur
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- citation bibliographique
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ophioglossum gomezianum Welw. ex A. Braun Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=100250
- auteur
- Mark Hyde
- auteur
- Bart Wursten
- auteur
- Petra Ballings
Description
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fourni par Flora of Zimbabwe
Rhizome short, ellipsoid or oval, sometimes with a few short persistent leaf bases; roots descending, then horizontal, proliferous.
Leaves up to 4 leaves but mostly 2, arising from ground level, held at 45-75° from the horizontal, bright to yellowish green.
Petiole up to 2.5 cm long, subterranean for most of its length.
Sterile lamina 10-35 × 5-9.5 mm, elliptic in outline, apex pointed, base narrowly wedge-shaped; fertile segment 3-9 cm long, inserted at or just above the base of the lamina.
Sporangia 8-14 pairs.
- licence
- cc-by-nc
- droit d’auteur
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- citation bibliographique
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ophioglossum gomezianum Welw. ex A. Braun Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=100250
- auteur
- Mark Hyde
- auteur
- Bart Wursten
- auteur
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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fourni par Flora of Zimbabwe
Widespread in tropical Africa, southwards to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa, India.
- licence
- cc-by-nc
- droit d’auteur
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- citation bibliographique
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ophioglossum gomezianum Welw. ex A. Braun Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=100250
- auteur
- Mark Hyde
- auteur
- Bart Wursten
- auteur
- Petra Ballings