Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia

Gleichenia polypodioides (L.) Sm.

First published in Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5: 419 (1793)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean, Amsterdam Island. It is a perennial or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

Mauritius

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Rakotondrainibe, F.; Rasolohery, H. [6403] Madagascar K000603859 No
Jan 1, 2002 Rakotondrainibe, F.; Rasolohery, H. [6403] Madagascar K000603860 No
Jan 1, 2000 Strey, R.G. [5928] South Africa K000603861 No
Jan 1, 1994 Du Puy, D.J.; Andriantiana, J.; Labat, J.N. [2396] Madagascar K000603855 No
Jan 1, 1990 Labat, J.N.; Du Puy, B.; Du Puy, D.; Rakouth [2117] Madagascar K000603857 No
May 19, 1982 Whellan, J.A. [1491] South Africa K000599088 No
Jan 1, 1978 Lam; Meuse [5267] Madagascar K000603856 No
Dec 27, 1976 Joncheere, G.J., de [SAC262] South Africa K000599089 No
Jan 1, 1970 s.coll. [31] Mauritius K000603858 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000603892 No
Sanderson, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000603877 No
Burchell, W.J. [5976] South Africa K000599100 No
Alexander, R.C. [42] South Africa K000603887 No
Williams, I. [2458] South Africa K000603870 No
Hugo, L. [2127] South Africa K000603886 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000599097 No
Zeyher [4603b] South Africa K000599094 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000599110 No
Robinson, W. [s.n.] South Africa K000603885 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7829] South Africa K000603871 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000603874 No
Cooper, T. [2906] South Africa K000603891 No
s.coll. [708] South Africa K000603882 No
Schijff, H.P., van der [4860] South Africa K000603869 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000599098 No
Rodin, R.J. [3242] South Africa K000599091 No
Garside, S. [4868] South Africa K:SPC-26500.000 No
Pillans, N.S. [6761] South Africa K000599106 No
Wright, C. [s.n.] South Africa K000603888 No
Pillans, N.S. [6761] South Africa K000599107 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000599093 No
s.coll. [747] South Africa K000603879 No
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] South Africa K000603875 No
Werdermann, E; . Oberdieck, H.D. [2163] South Africa K000603868 No
Burchell, W.J. [7063] South Africa K000599095 No
Mitchell, D.S. [203] South Africa K000603876 No
s.coll. [3609] South Africa K000603884 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000599099 No
s.coll. [12] South Africa K000603865 No
Armstrong [s.n.] South Africa K000603889 No
Rodin, R.J. [1142] South Africa K000599090 No
Garside, S. [1254] South Africa K000599105 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [17028] South Africa K000603864 No
Alexander, R.C. [41] South Africa K000603883 No
Meinwoudt, B.J. [70] South Africa K000603863 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000599092 No
Garside, S. [4868] South Africa K000603881 No
Webb, M. [138] South Africa K000603862 No
Burchell, W.J. [545] South Africa K000599104 No
Venter, F.; Vorster [102] South Africa K000599087 No
Prosser, S.N. [1380] South Africa K000603867 No
Burchell, W.J. [4712] South Africa K000599102 No
Gamble [22062] South Africa K000603880 No
MacGillivray, J. [366] South Africa K000603878 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000599096 No
Venter, F. [863] South Africa K000603872 No
Rudatis, H. [1360] South Africa K000603866 No
Nicholas, A.; Smook, L. [2455] South Africa K000603873 No
Burchell, W.J. [4712] South Africa K000599103 No
Burchell, W.J. [5349] South Africa K000599101 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images