Aspleniaceae
Blechnum

Blechnum attenuatum (Sw.) Mett.

First published in Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips.: 64 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean. It is a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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. [Cited as Lomaridium attenuatum.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Fil. Hort. Bot. Lips. 64, t. 3, fig. 1–6 (1856)
  • Schelpe in J. Linn. Soc. 53: 494 (1952)
  • Sim F.S.A., 179, t. 25 (1916)
  • Tard. in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28: 201, t. 39, fig. 7 (1953).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4002] Cameroon K000109136 No
Aug 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9376] Cameroon K000109080 No
Aug 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [244] Cameroon K000109135 No
Sep 9, 2000 Holst, C. [2479] Tanzania K001092777 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Upson, T. [39] Cameroon K000381611 No
Nov 4, 1977 Mauritius K000432458 Type Yes
Kamau, P.; Christenhusz, M.J.M [623] Kenya K000696572 No
Wightman, N.; Alfonsi, J.; Conradie, C.; Du Pleiss, D.; Du Pleiss, S; O'Connor, N. [NCW701] Zambia K001870074 Yes
Cordemoy, J. [37] Blechnum confine K000432459 Isosyntype Yes
Cordemoy, J. [37] Blechnum confine K000432460 Isosyntype Yes
Nov 4, 1977 Atherstone [s.n.] South Africa Blechnum giganteum K000435907 Lectotype Yes
Pappe [s.n.] South Africa Blechnum giganteum K000435908 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 33] Mauritius Lomaria attenuata K001109067 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 33] Mauritius Lomaria attenuata K001109068 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1554] Mozambique Lomaridium attenuatum K001346258 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

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