Species Cheilanthes involuta
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Etymology of Cheilanthes:
Gk. keilo = lip; anthos = flower; referring to the liplike false indusium that covers the sporangia. The sorus is marginal in these ferns.
Etymology of involuta:
From the Latin involutus = 'envelope', 'colour', 'wrap in' or 'roll along'; typically referring to the leaf margin rolled in.
Scientific name:
Cheilanthes involuta (Sw.) Schelpe & N.C. Anthony
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Contr. Bolus Herb. 10: 155 (1982)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1982
Perennial with short rhizome. Fronds erect, soft, stipe with hairs and paleae, lamina linear to lanceolate, 2-pinnate to 3-pinnatifid, ultimate segments unequally oblong-hastate, paleate along costules beneath. Sori along margins of ultimate segments, linear, indusium continuous. Dry rocky slopes in karroid scrub, 500--800 m, KM (Witteberg to E Africa).
Observations of Taxon
Cheilanthes involuta
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Cheilanthes involuta
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Cheilanthes involuta
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Cheilanthes involuta
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Cheilanthes involuta var. obscura
Name of observer:
James Deacon (Mr.Drimia)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown