Aspleniaceae
Blechnum

Blechnum gibbum (Labill.) Mett.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 15: 68 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Vanuatu to New Caledonia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Caledonia, Vanuatu

Introduced into:

Fiji

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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 Oceaniopteris gibba.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1977 Balansa, M. [11a] New Caledonia K000722444 No
Jun 1, 1977 Balansa, M. [11a] New Caledonia K000722445 No
May 4, 1977 Compagnie Continentale d'Horticulture [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722518 No
May 4, 1977 Compagnie Continentale d'Horticulture [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722519 No
Jan 1, 1974 Braithwaite, A.F. [RSNH2262] Vanuatu K000722434 No
Jan 1, 1974 Braithwaite, A.F. [RSNH2162] Vanuatu K000722438 No
Jan 1, 1974 Braithwaite, A.F. [RSNH2262] Vanuatu K000722435 No
Jan 1, 1974 Braithwaite, A.F. [RSNH2162] Vanuatu K000722436 No
Jan 1, 1974 Braithwaite, A.F. [RSNH2162] Vanuatu K000722437 No
Nov 1, 1970 Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu K000722429 No
Jan 1, 1932 Morrison, A. [38] Vanuatu K000722432 No
Jan 1, 1932 Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu K000722425 No
Nov 10, 1911 Franc, I. [356] New Caledonia K000722513 No
s.coll. [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722439 No
Schomburgk, R.H. [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722447 No
Schlechter, R. [14961] New Caledonia K000722515 No
Braithwaite [2262] Vanuatu K001561121 Yes
Braithwaite [2162] Vanuatu K001561127 Yes
Curry, P. [1669] Vanuatu K000722420 No
Bernardi, L. [12953] Vanuatu K000722419 No
Franc, I. [356] New Caledonia K000722516 No
MacGillivray, J. [742] New Caledonia K000722510 No
Curry, P. [1669] Vanuatu K000722421 No
Milne, W.G. [195] New Caledonia K000722517 No
Mylne [Milne, W.G.] [339] Vanuatu K000722427 No
Bourdy, G. [658] Vanuatu K000722422 No
Balansa, M. [1581] New Caledonia K000722514 No
Comins, R.B. [272] Vanuatu K000722428 No
Brousmiche, M. [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722448 No
s.coll. [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722440 No
Brousmiche, M. [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722446 No
Richards [s.n.] Fiji K000722520 No
Milne, W.G. [339] Vanuatu K000722424 No
L.B. [12953] Vanuatu K000722433 No
Deplanche [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722511 No
Deplanche [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722442 No
Kajewski, S.F. [856] Vanuatu K000722426 No
Pancher, M. [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722449 No
McKee, H.S. [11458] New Caledonia K000722450 No
s.coll. [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722443 Holotype No
Guillaumin, A.; Baumann-Bodenheim, M.G. [7664] New Caledonia K000722441 No
Vieillard, E. [1921] New Caledonia K000722512 No
McKee, H.S. [11458] New Caledonia K000722451 No
Kajewski, S.F. [171] Vanuatu K000722423 No
Bennett, G. [s.n.] Vanuatu K000722430 No
Pancher, M. [s.n.] New Caledonia K000722452 No
Veich, J.G. [s.n.] Vanuatu K000722431 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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