187.600 Christella H. Lév.

Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011) Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature

Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983) The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria.

Roux, J.P. (2001) Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13

Description of the genus

Plants terrestrial. Rhizome erect or short-creeping. Fronds monomorphic, not proliferous, 2-pinnatifid. Lamina without scales, basal pinnae reduced. Veins free, one pair of veins meeting at the base of the sinus or a few pairs of veins meeting below the sinus between the pinna lobes. Sori circular, indusiate.

Derivation of name: christella: named after Konrad Christ, a Swiss pteridologist.

Worldwide: c. 110 species, occuring throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world.

Mozambique: 5 taxa.

Christella dentata

Links to taxa:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
buchananii (Schelpe) J.P. RouxZ,MSDescription
chaseana (Schelpe) HolttumDescription, Image
dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & JermyN,ZDescription, Image
gueinziana (Mett.) HolttumMSDescription, Image
hispidula (Decne.) HolttumN,Z,MSDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Christella:

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Flora of Malawi: Christella
Flora of Zambia: Christella
Flora of Zimbabwe: Christella

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Christella
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Christella
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Christella
Wikipedia: Christella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Christella
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Christella

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Christella.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=65, retrieved 21 March 2023

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