Ampelopteris prolifera is a scrambling fern with stems up to 4 metres long growing from a short-creeping rhizome 4 - 10mm in diameter. The plant produces proliferous buds scattered along the rachis of the fronds which can develop into new plants[ Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
Rhizome short-creeping, c. 1 cm diam., scaly; scales ovate, dark brown, with branched or unbranched acicular hairs and short-stalked glandular hairs.
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Ampelopteris prolifera look for: proliferous habit with several gemmae positioned along the rhachis, shortly creeping rhizome, 5-7 pairs of veins anastomising.
Flora of Tropical East Africa · Acta Tropica, Suppl. 8: 32 (1964) · Alston, Ferns W.T.A.: 63 (1959) · B.J.B.B. 53: 284 (1983) · Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 270, t.
class: Equisetopsida C. Agardh · subclass: Polypodiidae Cronquist, Takht. & W. Zimm. · order: Polypodiales Link · family: !Thelypteridaceae Ching ex Pic. Serm.
Ampelopteris prolifera (Retz.) Copel. · 936 occurrences with images · 476 georeferenced records.
Fronds up to 1.2–1.4 m tall. Stipe up to 40 cm long. Lamina oblong or narrowly trianglar in outline, up to 1 m long, 26 cm wide, with basal pinnae hardly ...
Ampelopteris prolifera
Pretty low scrambling tropical fern with bright green fronds. Full sun and part shade tolerant, provided ample moisture. Found in riparian rainforest, ...
Ampelopteris prolifera look for: proliferous habit with several gemmae positioned along the rhachis, shortly creeping rhizome, 5-7 pairs of veins anostomising.
This fern grows up to 1m in height, with a long creeping rhizome with a diameter of 1cm. Its scales are black, triangular and entire.
