Hypolepis sparsisora, the giant edgelobed fern,[citation needed] is an Afrotropical fern species with an extensive range in Africa and Madagascar, where it occurs at diverse elevations.[1] In South Africa it is present in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape.[2]
| Giant edgelobed fern | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Genus: | Hypolepis |
| Species: | H. sparsisora
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn
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It has a subterranean, creeping rhizome of up to 9 mm in diameter. The erect fronds are widely spaced and finely divided. The ovate lamina is 1 × 0.8 m in size and 4- to 5-pinnatifid. The small (0.5–1 mm wide), oval sori are borne singly in the sinuses between the lobes.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Hyde, M; et al. "Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn". Red List of South African Plants. SANBI. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Hypolepis anthriscifolia". Tropicos. EOL. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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