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Rhizome short; rhizome scales broad in their lower part, apex gradually tapering, cell walls thick, cells of the middle part of the scale not regularly arranged. Frond monomorphic, tufted, pendulous. Lamina simple, linear to linear-lanceolate in outline, apex narrowing to a point, base cuneate, 10-30 x 0.2-0.4 cm, veins net-like arranged. Sorielongate, two per leave, along the submarginal veins; indusium absent. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | reekmansii: dedicated to M. Reekmans of the University of Bujumbura (Burundi) who first collected this fern. |
| Habitat: | Montane rainforest, up to 2700m. Albertine Rift endemic, only known from montane forests around Lake Kivu. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Burundi, DRC, Rwanda |
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| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte, lithophyte. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fisher E. & Killmann D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Pages 58 - 59. (Includes a picture). Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. (1977). Fragmenta Pteridologiae VII. Webbia 32(1) Pages 73 - 74. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 74. |
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