Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia

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Family

Dryopteridaceae

Nomenclature

Bolbitis tonkinensis (C.Chr. ex Ching) K.Iwats., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 18: 49. 1959; Tagawa & K Iwats., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 25: 18. 1971; Hennipman, Leiden Bot. Ser. 2: 310. 1977; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Fl. Thailand 3: 319. 1988; Boonkerd & Pollawatn, Pterid. Thailand: 184. 2000. – Egenolfia tonkinensis C.Chr. ex Ching, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 2: 306. 1931; Tardieu & C.Chr., Fl. Indo-Chine 7(2): 424. 1941.

Description

Rhizome not known from Thailand; stipe and rachis densely scaly throughout; scales small, ovate-oblong, up to 3 mm long, appressed, dark brown, irregular at margin. Sterile frond: lamina 80 by 30 cm, narrowly elliptic with attenuate apex; lateral pinnae more than 30 pairs, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, rounded at base, caudately acuminate with unlobed apical projections of 3.5 by 0.4 cm, lobed to 2/3 way towards costa, up to 16 by 3 cm; costa raised on both surfaces, densely scaly beneath; lobes oblong-subdeltoid, oblique, rounded to moderately acute at apex, up to 13 by 6 mm, subentire with setae at margin; main veins distinct on both surfaces, veinlets simple or forked, basal posterior veinlets springing directly from costa, basal anterior veinlets running to sinus and ending in sharp narrowly triangular teeth 1.5 mm in length, the other veinlets reaching the margin of lobes and ending in setae up to 1 mm in length; softly papyraceous, glabrous, dark brown to blackish in dried specimens; rachis bearing gemmae. Fertile frond lower, with about 12 lateral pinnae; pinnae narrowly oblong, rounded to subtruncate at short stalked base, moderately acute at apex, entire, up to 3.5 by 6 mm, covered entirely by sporangia .

Distribution in Thailand

NORTHERN: Chiang Rai.

Distribution in Cambodia

"Pnom Chom"

Wider Distribution

N Vietnam, Cambodia.

Ecology

Collected at 550–950 m alt.

Similar species

Bolbitis sinensis (Baker) K.Iwats.

Proposed IUCN Conservation Assessment

Data Deficient (DD). The current distribution and status of this species are uncertain.

Notes

This species is very poorly known and its distinction from Bolbitis sinensis (Baker) K.Iwats. requires further research.

	Ferns of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia
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Bolbitis tonkinensis (C.Chr. ex Ching) K.Iwats. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in C:\Data\serverroots\htdocs\ThaiFerns\factsheets\functions.php on line 17 Family Dryopteridaceae Nomenclature Bolbitis tonkinensis (C.Chr. ex Ching) K.Iwats., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 18: 49. 1959; Tagawa & K Iwats., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 25: 18. 1971; Hennipman, Leiden Bot. Ser. 2: 310. 1977; Tagawa & K.Iwats., Fl. Thailand 3: 319. 1988; Boonkerd & Pollawatn, Pterid. Thailand: 184. 2000. – Egenolfia tonkinensis C.Chr. ex Ching, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 2: 306. 1931; Tardieu & C.Chr., Fl. Indo-Chine 7(2): 424. 1941. Description Rhizome not known from Thailand; stipe and rachis densely scaly throughout; scales small, ovate-oblong, up to 3 mm long, appressed, dark brown, irregular at margin. Sterile frond: lamina 80 by 30 cm, narrowly elliptic with attenuate apex; lateral pinnae more than 30 pairs, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, rounded at base, caudately acuminate with unlobed apical projections of 3.5 by 0.4 cm, lobed to 2/3 way towards costa, up to 16 by 3 cm; costa raised on both surfaces, densely scaly beneath; lobes oblong-subdeltoid, oblique, rounded to moderately acute at apex, up to 13 by 6 mm, subentire with setae at margin; main veins distinct on both surfaces, veinlets simple or forked, basal posterior veinlets springing directly from costa, basal anterior veinlets running to sinus and ending in sharp narrowly triangular teeth 1.5 mm in length, the other veinlets reaching the margin of lobes and ending in setae up to 1 mm in length; softly papyraceous, glabrous, dark brown to blackish in dried specimens; rachis bearing gemmae. Fertile frond lower, with about 12 lateral pinnae; pinnae narrowly oblong, rounded to subtruncate at short stalked base, moderately acute at apex, entire, up to 3.5 by 6 mm, covered entirely by sporangia . Distribution in Thailand NORTHERN: Chiang Rai. Distribution in Cambodia "Pnom Chom" Wider Distribution N Vietnam, Cambodia. Ecology Collected at 550–950 m alt. Similar species Bolbitis sinensis (Baker) K.Iwats. Proposed IUCN Conservation Assessment Data Deficient (DD). The current distribution and status of this species are uncertain. Notes This species is very poorly known and its distinction from Bolbitis sinensis (Baker) K.Iwats. requires further research. Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in C:\Data\serverroots\htdocs\ThaiFerns\factsheets\functions.php on line 17
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Bolbitis tonkinensis (C.Chr. ex Ching) K.Iwats.