Platycerium stemaria (Beauv.) Desv.

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Rhizome-scales light brown, 5–14 x 0.5–1.7 mm. Fronds dimorphous. Sterile basal fronds erect, 30–60 x 15–30 cm, base wedge-shaped, apex truncate, margin upper part entire or irregularly toothed, lower part entire, densely white stellate-pubescent beneath. Fertile or sterile foliage fronds spreading or pendulous, 30–90 cm long, ± symmetrical, once to twice dichotomously forked, base wedge-shaped, apex entire or irregularly dentate, stellate-pubescent above, later glabrescent, velvety white stellate-pubescent beneath. Soral patches 2, dark red brown, situated around the ultimate sinuses or apically, horizontally placed, broadly triangular to U-shaped.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Platycerium stemaria
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Platycerium stemaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Platycerium stemaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Platycerium stemaria
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Platycerium stemaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Platycerium stemaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Platycerium stemaria
Plants of the World Online: Platycerium stemaria
Tropicos: Platycerium stemaria
Wikipedia: Platycerium stemaria


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Species information: Platycerium stemaria.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=236540, retrieved 1 April 2025

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