Polypodiaceae
Nephrolepis

Nephrolepis acutifolia (Desv.) Christ

First published in Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 11: 243 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Kenya and Mozambique, W. Indian Ocean, Indo-China to Pacific. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Gabon, Jawa, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vietnam, Zaïre

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Kato, M.; Wiriadinata, H. [B6946] Indonesia K000084114 No
Jan 1, 2003 Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [5541] Indonesia K000084115 No
Jan 1, 2003 Pleyte, D.R. [277] Indonesia K000084116 No
Nov 21, 1991 Wallich, N. [s.n.] Singapore K000083900 Type Yes
Nov 4, 1980 Ismawi, O. [S42312] Malaysia K000084113 No
Jan 1, 1965 Sandeman Olsen [825] Philippines K000084387 No
Jan 1, 1929 Endert, F.H. [5381] Indonesia K000084123 No
Hose, E.S.; Hose, G. [197] Malaysia K000083897 No
Hose, E.S.; Hose, G. [197] Malaysia K000083899 No
Hose, E.S.; Hose, G. [197] Malaysia K000083896 No
Dr. King's Collector [1176] Singapore K000083906 No
Hose, E.S.; Hose, G. [197] Malaysia K000083898 No
Hose, E.S.; Hose, G. [197] Malaysia K000083907 No
Hose, E.S.; Hose, G. [5016] Malaysia K000083908 No
Piggott, A.G. [1594] Malaysia K000083902 No
Lobb, T. [s.n.] Malaysia K000084120 No
Comber, H.F. [4179] Malaysia K000084117 No
Hose, G.F. [s.n.] Malaysia K000084122 No
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] K000084483 No
Ridley, H.N. [6553] Singapore K000083905 No
Nur, Md.; Kiah [7811] Malaysia K000083904 No
Piggott, A.G. [1987] Malaysia K000083903 No
Comber, H.F. [4179] Malaysia K000084118 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [20154] Malaysia K000084121 No
Comber, H.F. [4179] Malaysia K000084119 No
Piggott, A.G. [1594] Malaysia K000083901 No
Hose, E.S.; Hose, G. [5016] Malaysia K000083895 No

Sources

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images