Family: Davalliaceae
Plant: An erect or drooping fern with fronds up to 45cm long.
Fronds: Erect shiny dark green pinnate fronds 15-45cm long with a row of pale dots visible along the margins on the upper surface. Stalked pinnae with wavy margins alternately spaced along a smooth stem.
Sori: Circular and evenly spaced around margins of pinnae.
Rhizome: Very long, creeping, wiry, densely covered with brown papery scales.
Habitat: Common growing on trees and rocks in rainforest.
Features: Ovate glossy pinnae. Sori arrangement.
Name:
Arthropteris From Greek = jointed-wing (referring to its fronds).
Tenella From Latin tenella = delicate.
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Type |
Fern |
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Trunk |
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No trunk |
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Fronds |
Form |
Compound |
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Length (Total) |
Long, Very long |
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Other Features |
Glossy |
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Sori |
Arrangement |
Near margins |
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Rhizome |
Type |
Creeping |
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Other Features |
Scaly |
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Habitat |
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Rainforest |