Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
sparsisora: scattered, sparse sori; one thought that this species had fewer sori than most others in the genus.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=101340
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Rhizome widely creeping, subterranean, up to 9 mm in diameter; rhizome hairs pale brown, c. 1 mm long. Fronds widely spaced, finely divided, glabrous, erect. stipe up to 1 m long, glabrous at maturity, pale brown. Lamina 1 × 0.8 m, ovate in outline, 4- to 5-pinnatifid. Pinnae spreading horizontally; ultimate pinnules oblong-lanceolate, bases joined to the costules. Sori small, 0.5-1 mm wide, oval, borne singly in the sinuses between the lobes; indusium subentire, elongate.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=101340
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Widespread in Africa and Madagascan region.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=101340
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
