Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium megalura Hieron.

First published in G.W.J.Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. 2: 17 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Tard. in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28: 190, t. 36, fig. 2 (1953).
  • in Deutsch. Zentr.–Afr. Exp. 1907–8, 2 : 17 (1910)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Alston, Ferns W.T.A.: 57 (1959)
  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 65 (1991)
  • Mém. I.F.A.N. 28: 190, t. 36/2 (1953)
  • Schelpe, F.Z. Pteridophyta: 180 (1970)
  • Tardieu, Fl. Cameroun, Ptérid.: 208, t. 31/9 (1964)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 28, t. 172 (1994).
  • Z.A.E. 2: 17 (1910)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2015 Carvalho [4488] Equatorial Guinea K001519039 Yes
Patel, H. [7406] Mozambique K000613668 No
Jaeger, P. [1171] Sierra Leone K001519090 Yes
Jaeger, P. [7759] Sierra Leone K000608855 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Bradley, P. [8631] Tanzania K001516475 Yes
Kamau, P.; Christenhusz, M.J.M [598] Kenya K000696567 No
Buchwald [136] Tanzania K000424006 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moller, A. [29] Sao Tome and Principe Asplenium molleri K000423916 Type 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