familyThelypteridaceae
genusThelypteris
subgenusThelypteris subg. Cyclosorus
speciesThelypteris ovata
varietyThelypteris ovata var. ovata

Thelypteris ovata var. ovata

R. P. St. John
Alan R. Smith
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.

Scales usually absent on costae abaxially; blade tissue glabrous adaxially. 2n = 72.


Habitat: Hammocks and limestone sinks, occasionally on rocks
Elevation: 0–50 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., S.C., West Indies in the Bahamas

Discussion

This variety occasionally hybridizes with Thelypteris augescens and T. kunthii in Florida.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

No values specified.No values specified.

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2n chromosome quantity
72 +
Antheridium architecture
3-celled +
Apex architecture
pinnalike +
Apex shape
somewhat abruptly tapered +  and pinnatifid +
Apex size
reduced +
Author
Alan R. Smith +
Authority
R. P. St. John +
Basal segment arrangement
parallel +
Basionyms
Undefined subg. Cyclosorus +
Blade architecture or shape
2-pinnate +
Blade pubescence
glabrous +
Blade shape
pinnate-pinnatifid +
Blade tissue pubescence
glabrous +
Bud presence
absent +
Costa architecture
grooved +
Distribution
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, S.C. +  and West Indies in the Bahamas +
Elevation
0–50 m +
Gametophyte coloration
green +
Gametophyte pubescence
glandular +  and hairy +
Gametophyte shape
cordate +
Groove architecture
not continuous +
Habitat
Hammocks and limestone sinks, occasionally on rocks +
Hair architecture
branched +  and simple +
Hair architecture or shape
needlelike +
Hair arrangement or shape
stellate +
Hair coloration
transparent +
Hair indument variability
various +
Hair quantity
lacking +
Hair shape
hooked +
Hair some measurement
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br />) +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Indument some measurement
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Indusium coloration
tan +
Indusium duration
ephemeral +  and persistent +
Indusium presence
absent +
Indusium pubescence
hairy +
Indusium shape
round-reniform +
Indusium size
small +  and large +
Leaf architecture
monomorphic +
Leaf arrangement
apart +
Leaf atypical some measurement
135 cm1,350 mm <br />1.35 m <br /> (165 cm1,650 mm <br />1.65 m <br />) +
Leaf duration
evergreen +
Leaf growth form
dimorphic +
Leaf some measurement
55 cm550 mm <br />0.55 m <br /> (135 cm1,350 mm <br />1.35 m <br />) +
Middle pinna shape
elongate +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Perispore architecture
reticulate +  and echinate +
Perispore prominence
prominent +
Perispore shape
crested +
Petiole coloration
straw-colored +
Petiole variability
equaling +
Petiole width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Pinna architecture
short-stalked +  and sessile +
Pinna atypical length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Pinna length
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
Pinna shape
Incised (?) +
Proximal pinna length
shortened +
Proximal pinna size
not +  and reduced +
Publication title
in Small,Ferns S. E. States +
Publication year
1938 +
Rachis architecture
grooved +
Reference
None +
Scale coloration
tan +  and brownish +
Scale presence
absent +
Scale pubescence
hairy +
Scale quantity
few +
Scale shape
linear-lanceolate +
Segment arrangement
adjacent +
Segment course
curved +
Segment orientation or shape
oblique +
Sorus position
Supramedial (?) +
Sorus shape
round +
Source xml
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Sporangial capsule pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Sporangium pubescence
glabrous +
Spore architecture
monolete +
Spore arrangement
bilateral +
Stem architecture or pubescence
scaly +
Stem diam
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Stem diameter
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Stem growth form or orientation
long-creeping +
Stem orientation
long-creeping;ascending +
Synonyms
Christella ovata +  and Dryopteris ovata +
Taxon family
Thelypteridaceae +
Taxon name
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata +
Taxon parent
Thelypteris ovata +
Taxon rank
variety +
Vascular-bundle quantity
2 +
Vascular-bundle shape
crescent--shaped +
Vein architecture
simple +  and anastomosing +
Vein fusion
free +
Veinlet fusion
free +
Volume
Volume 2 +
Whole-organism length or size
long +
Whole-organism prominence
distinguished +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
on rock +  and terrestrial +
X chromosome quantity
36 +