Christella guineensis (Christ) Holttum

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Synonyms: Cyclosorus guineensis (Christ) Mazumdar & R.Mukhop.
Dryopteris guineensis Christ
Thelypteris guineensis (Christ) Alston
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Status: Native
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Worldwide distribution: Very disjunct populations known from Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda and Angola.
Provinces: LN,LS
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Literature:

Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 215.


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Flora of Uganda: Christella guineensis

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Christella guineensis
African Plant Database: Christella guineensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Christella guineensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Christella guineensis
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Christella guineensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Christella guineensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Christella guineensis
Plants of the World Online: Christella guineensis
Tropicos: Christella guineensis
Wikipedia: Christella guineensis


Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Species information: Christella guineensis.
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=271970, retrieved 12 October 2026

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