Pteridaceae
Cosentinia

Cosentinia vellea (Aiton) Tod.

First published in Giorn. Sci. Nat. Econ. Palermo 1: 220 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. to NE. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blade linear-lanceolate, 1–4 cm wide, 2-pinnate; pinnules crenately lobed, broadly oblong or suborbicular, densely covered on both surfaces with long yellowish hairs; petiole up to half as long as blade, brownish, shiny, densely hairy.
Distribution
N3 Mediterranean region; Canary Is, Madeira
Ecology
Altitude range 900–1650 m.
Note
The nomenclature of this species was discussed by Greuter in Boissiera 13: 26–28 (1967).
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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