Pneumatopteris afra (Christ) Holttum (1973: 306)

Mezonda, C. P. J., Simão, I., Silva, H. & Silveira, P., 2020, New records for the fern and lycophytes flora of Uíge, Northern Angola, Phytotaxa 442 (1), pp. 1-10 : 6

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scientific name

Pneumatopteris afra (Christ) Holttum (1973: 306)
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* Pneumatopteris afra (Christ) Holttum (1973: 306) View in CoL ; Roux (2006: 93, 2008: 215)

Dryopteris afra Christ (1908: 107)

Thelypteris afra (Christ) Reed (1968: 258) View in CoL ; Schelpe (1977: 158)

Terrestrial fern. Elev. in Uíge: 902 m. Open forests or near roads. In moist conditions or shaded habitats. Distribution in Angola: Cabinda, Cuanza Norte, Uíge. Global distribution: West Africa (South to Angola), Uganda.

Collections: Surroundings of Matuta village [7°32’03” S, 15°05’13” E], 28-08-2018, Mezonda & Menga 35.

Christ, K. H. H. (1908) Filices. In: Chevalier, A. (Ed.) Novitates florae africanae. Plantes nouvelles de l'Afrique tropicale francaise decrites d'apres les collections de M. Aug. Chevalier. Bulletin de la Societe Botanique de France 55 (Memoires 8 b): 3 - 109.

Holttum, R. E. (1973) Studies in the family Thelypteridaceae V. The genus Pneumatopteris Nakai. Blumea 21: 293 - 325.

Reed, C. F. (1968) Index Thelypteridis. Phytologia 17: 249 - 328.

Roux, J. P. (2006) An annotated checklist of the pteridophyte flora of Angola. Garcia de Orta, Serie Botanica 17 (1 / 2): 83 - 96.

Roux, J. P. (2008) Pteridophyta. In: Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G. F. (Eds.) Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, pp. 210 - 216.

Schelpe, E. A. C. L. E. (1977) Pteridophyta. In: Fernandes, R. B., Launert, E. & Mendes, E. J. (Eds.) Conspectus Florae Angolensis. Junta de investigacoes cientificas do Ultramar, Lisboa, 400 pp.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Thelypteridaceae

Genus

Pneumatopteris