Cyatheaceae
Alsophila

Alsophila dregei (Kunze) R.M.Tryon

First published in Contr. Gray Herb. 200: 30 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, 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:

  • 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].
  • 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 Cyathea dregei.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Baron, R. [440] Madagascar Cyathea dregei var. polyphlebia K000009953 Holotype Yes
Baron, R. [440] Madagascar Cyathea dregei var. polyphlebia K000009954 Type Yes
Baron, R. [3143] Madagascar Cyathea dregei var. segregata K000009926 Holotype Yes
Oct 1, 2022 De Marco, J.; Cheek; Achoundong; Kemei, M.; Wultoff, I.; Tadjouteu. [3] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K001562169 Yes
May 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8700] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746855 No
May 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8700] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746853 No
May 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8700] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746854 No
May 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8700] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746862 No
May 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8700] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746852 No
May 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9879] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746858 No
May 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4508] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746856 No
May 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4508] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746857 No
Sep 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [3570] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746860 No
Sep 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [3570] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746859 No
Nov 1, 1996 Satabie, B. [1084] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K000746861 No
Wightman, N.; Alfonsi, J.; Conradie, C.; Du Pleiss, D.; Du Pleiss, S; O'Connor, N. [NCW662] Zambia Cyathea dregei K001870073 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5279] Mozambique Cyathea dregei K000614008 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [9207] Zambia Cyathea dregei K001567883 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L. & Vollesen, K. [9207] Zambia Cyathea dregei K001567884 Yes
Carvalho [3683] Equatorial Guinea Cyathea dregei K000388133 Yes
De Marco, J.; Cheek; Achoundong; Kemei, M.; Wultoff, I.; Tadjouteu [2] Cameroon Cyathea dregei K001562172 Yes
Drège, J.F. [s.n.] South Africa Cyathea dregei K000061819 Type Yes
Drège, J.F. [s.n.] South Africa Cyathea dregei K000061818 Isolectotype 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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