Accession Data:
Tectaria gemmifera (Fée) Alston
- Common Name: Snail Fern
- Family: Tectariaceae
- Country of Origin: tropical east Africa
- Habitat: errestrial, usually in leaf-litter in deep shade near streams
- Description: Fronds produce reproductive gemmae on the upper surface. The size and quantity of gemmae has been shown to be inversely proportional to the frequency of sori. Fronds with copious sori have few gemmae and sterile fronds tend to have the most gemmae formation.3
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198500794
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 3106 - EVO: Ferns & Magnoliids
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-21-2023
Classification:
- Division: Ferns
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- SubClass: Polypodiidae
- Order: Polypodiales
- SubOrder: Polypodiineae
- Family: Tectariaceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- Ferns & Fern Allies
- EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
- Plants used in EEB 2244 - General Ecology
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Burundi / Congo / Rwanda / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda / Angola / Malawi / Mozambique / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Northern Provinces / Madagascar
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 03, 2017.
- Tectaria gemmifera at Flora of Zimbabwe. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 03, 2017.
- Tectaria gemmifera at JSTOR Global Plants. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 03, 2017.
data regenerated on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:54:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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