Accession Data

Tectaria gemmifera

Common Name: Snail Fern

Family: Tectariaceae

Country of Origin: tropical east Africa

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

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3106

Quantity: 2

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Ferns

Class: Polypodiopsida

Subclass: Polypodiidae

Order: Polypodiales

SubOrder: Polypodiineae

Family: Tectariaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
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2017

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 03, 2017.
  2. Tectaria gemmifera at Flora of Zimbabwe. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 03, 2017.
  3. Tectaria gemmifera at JSTOR Global Plants. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 03, 2017.

Images

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