Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium protensum Schrad.

First published in Gött. Gel. Anz. 1818: 916 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, N. Yemen. It is a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Viane, R.L.L. (2021). Aspleniaceae of Madagascar: A revision with annotations on species from the Mascarenes, the Comoros, TAAF, and continental Africa: 1-247. Published by the author.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Hook. Syn. Fil. 211 (1867)
  • Sim F.S.A. 149, t. 51 (1915)
  • Tard. in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28 : 183, t. 38, fig. 5, 6 (1953).
  • in Gött. gel. Anz. 1818 : 916

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Viane, R.L.L. (2021). Aspleniaceae of Madagascar: A revision with annotations on species from the Mascarenes, the Comoros, TAAF, and continental Africa: 1-247. Published by the author.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Alston, Ferns W.T.A.: 57 (1959)
  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 232, map, figs. (1990)
  • Gött. Gel. Anz. 1818: 916 (1818)
  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 66 (1991)
  • Mém. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire, 28: 183, t. 37 fig. 5–6 (1953)
  • Schelpe, F.Z. Pteridophyta: 179 (1970)
  • Sim, Ferns S. Afr. ed. 2: 149, t. 51 (1915)
  • Tardieu, Fl. Camér. 3, Ptérid.: 194, t. 29/5–6 (1964)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 28, t. 172 (1994).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1501] Mozambique K001346207 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Katende, T.; Sheil, D. [1073] Uganda K000438369 No
Jan 1, 2008 Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A. [11561] Kenya K000438363 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3440] Cameroon K000109116 No
Jan 1, 1996 Watts, J. [459] Cameroon K000381436 No
Jan 1, 1996 Sidwell, K. [94] Cameroon K000381458 No
Jan 1, 1996 Upson, T. [72] Cameroon K000381437 No
Jan 1, 1996 Upson, T. [98] Cameroon K000381427 No
K:SPC-23640.000 No
Braithwaite, A.F. [154] South Africa K001532826 Yes
Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 224] Mauritius Asplenium polyodon K001109575 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0