Dryopteris athamantica (Kuntze) Kuntze
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Filed As
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteris athamantica (Kuntze) Kuntze -
Collector(s)
R. Brand 142 with Jeffrey Augello, John Allen, 21 Apr 1999
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Location
South Africa. Eastern Cape. Tsitsikamma National Park, 600 m along boardwalk to Storms river mouth from office.
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Habitat
Coastal forest, ravine (kloof, gorge), sea; leaf litter, well-drained, loam & black turf, on quartzite; shade, slope<15° gentle, E facing. Vegetation characteristic of Knysna Coastal Forest (subtropical moist broadleaf temperate rainforest).
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Description
Fern, to 1.2m leaves; spores in clusters at leaf base on underside. Second rhizome accumulated phosphate from soil, acts as storage organ (pers. comm. John Allen). Common native. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01158842
Occurrence ID: 94fef450-6df6-48b6-bcba-917d1b92e8c1
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Pteridophyta
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Order
Polypodiales
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Family
Dryopteridaceae
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All Determinations
Dryopteris athamantica (Kuntze) Kuntze det R. C. Moran, 2010
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Region
Africa
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Country
South Africa
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State/Province
Eastern Cape
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Locality
Tsitsikamma National Park, 600 m along boardwalk to Storms river mouth from office
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Elevation
Alt. 25 m. (82 ft.)
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Coordinates
-34.0219, 23.8983
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Distribution
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Dryopteris athamantica (Kuntze) Kuntze