Tectaria gemmifera
| Snail fern | |
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| File:Tectaria gemmifera, frond, b, Iphithi NR.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Tectariaceae |
| Genus: | Tectaria |
| Species: | T. gemmifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Tectaria gemmifera | |
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Tectaria gemmifera, the snail fern, is a species of fern in the family Tectariaceae. It is native to Africa from the equator southwards, and is present in the DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Madagascar.[1] Its natural habitat is deeply shaded forest floors[2] of moist subtropical or tropical forest, and it occurs from 600 to 2,550 metres above sea level.[1] The Latin name refers to the gemma that are produced by the fronds of this species.
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