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.
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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 +