Pteridaceae
Hemionitis

Hemionitis multifida (Sw.) Christenh.

First published in Global Fl. 4: 18 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is St. Helena, Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a rhizomatous geophyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, St.Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R.; Mkandawire, J. [2765] Zambia Cheilanthes multifida K001636706 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa Cheilanthes multifida K000435544 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bolus, H. [2801] South Africa Cheilanthes multifida K000435545 Type Yes
Kerr, N.R. [84] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Cheilanthes multifida K000214886 Type Yes
Kerr, N.R. [84] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Cheilanthes multifida K000214887 Neotype Yes
South Africa Cheilanthes multifida K000435541 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blume [s.n.] South Africa Cheilanthes multifida K000435542 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [168] South Africa Cheilanthes multifida K000435543 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kamau, P.; Christenhusz, M.J.M [625] Kenya Cheilanthes multifida K000696597 No
Jan 1, 2008 Luke et al. [11383] Tanzania Cheilanthes multifida subsp. lacerata K000449712 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