<p><strong>New records for the fern and lycophytes flora of Uíge, Northern Angola</strong></p>

C.P.J. MEZONDA; I. SIMÃO; H. SILVA; P. SILVEIRA

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.442.1.1

Issue: Vol. 442 No. 1: 7 May 2020

Type: Article

Published: 2020-05-07

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.442.1.1

Page range: 1–10

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New records for the fern and lycophytes flora of Uíge, Northern Angola

C.P.J. MEZONDA⁺⁻
I. SIMÃO⁺⁻
H. SILVA⁺⁻
P. SILVEIRA⁺⁻

Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of Uíge, Uíge, Angola.

Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.

CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.

pteridophytes Uíge Angola Africa

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Abstract

A contribution for a checklist of the pteridophytes of the municipality of Uíge (Uíge province), in Northern Angola, is presented, including records from the literature and from 61 newly collected specimens. Of the 19 listed taxa, 14 are new records for Uíge province including one new record for Angola (Sphaerostephanos unitus (L.) Holttum). The family most represented is Thelypteridaceae with 6 taxa. Details on the ecology and distribution of every taxon are provided.