Lycopodiaceae
Huperzia

Huperzia prolifera (Blume) Trevis.

First published in Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 17: 248 (1874 publ. 1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia, NE. Queensland, Bismarck Archipelago to New Caledonia. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Caledonia, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sulawesi

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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 Huperzia prolifera.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chen, C.-W. & al. (2022). An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon islands. The Fern Gazette 21: 292-419.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Merrill, E.D. [3219] Philippines K000398190 No
Loher, A. [1138] Philippines K000398185 No
Loher, A. [1136] Philippines K000398186 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [8800] Philippines K000398191 No
Cuming, H. [2004] Philippines K000398189 No
Jacobs, M. [7463] Philippines K000398192 No
Jacobs, M. [7483] Philippines K000398188 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [6619] Philippines K000398187 No
Junghuhn, F.W. [274] Indonesia Lycopodium proliferum K000712539 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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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