Bolbitis gaboonensis
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Temporary fishing village near the mouth of the Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri river.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Temporary fishing village near the mouth of the Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri river.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Temporary fishing village near the mouth of the Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri river.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Temporary fishing village near the mouth of the Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri river.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Temporary fishing village near the mouth of the Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri river.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Temporary fishing village near the mouth of the Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri river.
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| Synonyms: |
Acrostichum gaboonense Hook. Campium gaboonense (Hook.) Copel. Chrysodium gaboonense (Hook.) Kuhn Gymnopteris gaboonensis (Hook.) J.Sm. Leptochilus gaboonensis (Hook.) C.Chr. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizome creeping; rhizome scales lanceolate in outline, margins subentire with some prolongations; pseudo-midrib darker. Sterile fronds closely spaced, with gemma at apex, membranous or subcoriaceous. Sterile stipe 12-20 cm long, brown, mat, grooved, scales at base same as rhizome scales. Sterile lamina olive green when dry, ovate-lanceolate in outline, 30-35 x 9-10 cm, apex tapering to a point, sometimes proliferate, base closely wedge-shaped, margin entire or wavy; venation forming elongate costal areoles, without included veinlets and a series of irregular areoles, sometimes containing embedded veinlets; free veins near the margin. Fertile fronds narrow, lanceolate in outline, margin entire or wavy. Fertile stipe 60-65 cm long; fertile lamina 20 x 2-3 cm. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | gaboonensis: from Gabon, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | Shade in primary forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, DR Congo and Angola. |
| Provinces: | CA,CN |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 7 October 2026 |
| Literature: |
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 212. Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277 Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Page 115. |
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