Tectaria gemmifera

Tectaria gemmifera, the snail fern, is a species of fern in the family Tectariaceae. It is native to Africa from the equator southwards, and is present in the DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Madagascar.^[1] Its natural habitat is deeply shaded forest floors^[2] of moist subtropical or tropical forest, and it occurs from 600 to 2,550 metres above sea level.^[1] The Latin name refers to the gemma that are produced by the fronds of this species.

Snail fern
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Polypodiineae
Family:	Tectariaceae
Genus:	Tectaria
Species:	T. gemmifera
Binomial name
Tectaria gemmifera (Fée) Alston
Synonyms[1][2]
Aspidium cicutarium sensu Sim Aspidium cicutarium (L.) Sw. Aspidium coadunatum Kaulf. Aspidium decaryanum C.Chr. Aspidium gemmiferum (Fée) Ching Nephrodium cicutarium sensu Sim Nephrodium cicutarium (L.) Baker Sagenia gemmifera Fée Tectaria coadunata C.Chr.