New fern records for Kilimanjaro

Abstract

Working on the flora and vegetation of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 17 ferns in 10 families were found that had not yet been recorded for the floral region T2. The altitudinal range, localities and habitat description are given for Adiantum raddianum, Asplenium bugoiense, Blechnum ivohibense, Blotiella stipitata, Dryopteris antarctica, D. fadenii, Sticherus flagellaris, Hymenophyllum splendidum, Trichomanes borbonicum, T. chevalieri, T. ramitrichum, T. rigidum, Elaphoglossum spathulatum, Lomariopsis warneckei, Pneumatopteris unita, Sphaerostephanos unitus and Xiphopteris spec. A.

Journal of East African Natural History Vol. 86 (1&2) 1997: pp. 37-42