Asplenium volkensii Hieronymus (1895: 83)

Fischer, Eberhard & Lobin, Wolfram, 2023, Synoptic Revision of Aspleniaceae (Asplenium, Hymenasplenium) of Rwanda, Phytotaxa 608 (1), pp. 1-65 : 50

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https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.608.1.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8253229

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scientific name

Asplenium volkensii Hieronymus (1895: 83)
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Asplenium volkensii Hieronymus (1895: 83) View in CoL ( Fig. 30–31 View FIGURE 30 View FIGURE 31 ).

Holotype:— TANZANIA. Kilimajaro: Flora des Kilimandscharo, in einem Bestand von Erica arborea , am Kifinika-Vulkan , 2800 m, 1 November 1893, G.Volkens 1328 (B 20 0026264!).

Specimens seen:— Northern Province: Volcano NP, Sabinyo , 2700 m, 4 January 2017, E.Fischer s.n. ( KOBL) ; Gahinga , ericaceous shrub, 3150 m, 23 September 2016, E.Fischer s.n. ( KOBL) ; Gahinga , bamboo forest, 2950 m, E.Fischer, P. Ballings & B. Wursten s.n. ( KOBL) .

First recorded for Rwanda: — Pichi Sermolli (1985: 153).

Habitat: —Bamboo forest and ericaceous shrub, 2900–3200 m.

Distribution in Rwanda:—Northern Province: Volcano NP, Sabinyo, Gahinga.

General distribution: —Africa: D.R. Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania.

Hieronymus, G. (1895) Pteridophyta. In: Engler, A. (ed.) Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete. Teil C. Verzeichnis der bis jetzt aus Ost-Afrika bekannt gewordenen Pflanzen. Berlin. pp. 77 - 91.

Pichi Sermolli, R. E. G. (1985) A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Pteridophyta of Rwanda, Burundi, and Kivu (Zaire) II. Bulletin du Jardin botanique National de Belgique / Bulletin van de Nationale Plantentuin van Belgie 55 (1 / 2): 123 - 206. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 3668014

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FIGURE 30. Asplenium volkensii.—A. Habit.—B, C, F. Details of pinnae.—D, E. Rhizome.Photographs: E.Fischer, Gahinga. Scale bars: A. 10 cm; B. 3 cm; C, E, F. 5 m

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FIGURE 31. Asplenium volkensii.—A, B. Rhizome scales.—C–E. Spores. Photographs: E. Fischer, A, B, Gahinga; C–E. Fischer, W. Lobin & Y. Malkowsky. Scale bars:A–C. 1 mm; D–F. 10 µm; G. 8 µm.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Aspleniaceae

Genus

Asplenium