Polypodiaceae

Megalastrum Holttum

First published in Gard. Bull. Singapore 39: 161 (1987)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to S. South America, Subantarctic Islands, Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean.

Distribution

Native to:

Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Species

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gard. Bull. Straits Settlements 39: 161 (1987)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 von Martius [1915] Brazil K001577672 Yes
Mar 1, 2013 Sodiro, A. [s.n.] Ecuador K000812199 No
Mar 1, 2013 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000957110 Yes
Mar 1, 2013 Sodiro, A. [s.n.] Ecuador K000812200 No
Mar 1, 2013 Miers, J. [189] Brazil K000957062 Yes
Mar 1, 2013 Annies, I. [117] Brazil K000957111 Yes
Mar 1, 2013 Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000957109 Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Miers, J. [189] Brazil K000957061 Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Jürgens, L.C. [206] Brazil K000501477 Isolectotype Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Jürgens, L.C. [206] Brazil K000501475 Isolectotype Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Jürgens, L.C. [206] Brazil K000501474 Isolectotype Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Gardner [189] Brazil K000957063 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Spruce, R. [5257A] Ecuador K000200221 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Spruce, R. [5257A] Ecuador K000200223 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Spruce, R. [5257] Ecuador K000200222 Yes
Spruce, R. [4340] Peru K000200217 Yes
Spruce, R. [4718] Peru K000200220 Yes
Annies [117] Brazil K000957112 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000957104 Yes
Mazé, M. [643.786] Guadeloupe K000512176 Type Yes
Mazé, M. [643.786] Guadeloupe K000512175 Type Yes
Mazé, M. [643.786] Guadeloupe K000512174 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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