Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium friesiorum C.Chr.

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 181 (1924)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Viane, R.L.L. (2021). Aspleniaceae of Madagascar: A revision with annotations on species from the Mascarenes, the Comoros, TAAF, and continental Africa: 1-247. Published by the author.

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 Asplenium gueinzianum.]

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Ballard in Hook. Ic. Plant, t. 3366 (1938)
  • Dansk. Bot. Ark. 7 : 99, t. 34, fig. 6 (1932)
  • Tard. in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28: 185, t. 35, fig. 3 (1953).
  • in Notizbl. Bot. Gard. Berl. 9 : 181 (1924)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Viane, R.L.L. (2021). Aspleniaceae of Madagascar: A revision with annotations on species from the Mascarenes, the Comoros, TAAF, and continental Africa: 1-247. Published by the author.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Alston, Ferns W.T.A.: 57 (1959)
  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 232, map, figs. (1990)
  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 63 (1991)
  • N.B.G.B. 9: 181 (1924)
  • Schelpe, F.Z. Pteridophyta: 178 (1970)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 28, t. 172 (1994).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 van Heist, M. [571], Uganda K000438373 No
Jan 1, 2008 Katende, T. [2258], Uganda K000438372 No
Jan 1, 2006 Someren, H.D. van [776], Uganda K000812149 No
Dec 1, 2005 Tanzania K000423891 Unknown type material Yes
Apr 1, 1985 Hen [24], South Africa K000423973 Unknown type material Yes
22206.000 No
Fries, R.E. [573], Kenya K000423892 Unknown type material 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0