Ophioglossum thomasii R.T. Clausen

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Rhizome minute, ellipsoid to spindle-shaped, 1–4 mm long; roots few, horizontal, fleshy, proliferous. Leaves usually 1 (rarely 2), almost flat on the ground. Petiole up to 5 mm long, completely subterranean, petiole bases not persistent. Sterile lamina minute, blue-green, becoming orange-yellow with age, oblanceolate to elliptic in outline, 1–8 × 0.3–2 mm, apex rounded to broadly pointed, base attenuate, margins flat; venation simple, usually one median and two lateral veins. Fertile spike 1.5–5 cm long, with 2–7 pairs of sporangia, apex pointed.
Type location:
Uganda
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Derivation of specific name: thomasii: probably named after H.N.Thomas, anthropologist and plant collector.
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Worldwide distribution: Cameroon, Coté d' Ivoire, DRC, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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Growth form(s): Terrestrial.
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 47 - 48. (Includes a picture).

Fisher E. & Lobin W. (2024). Checklist of Lycopodiopsida (clubmosses and quillworts) and Polypodiopsida (ferns) of Rwanda. Willdenowia 53(3) Page 156.

Kornas, J. (1979). Distribution and ecology of the Pteridophytes in Zambia Polska Akademia Nauk Wydzial II Nauk Biologicznych Page 38.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 8.

Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 34.

Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 35.

Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Page 35. (Includes a picture).


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