Cyatheaceae
Gymnosphaera

Gymnosphaera metteniana (Hance) Tagawa

First published in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 14: 94 (1951)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Vietnam, S. Japan to Taiwan. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 1: 1-626. EABCN, Seoul.

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 Cyathea metteniana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ebihara, A. (2016). The standard of ferns and lycophytes in Japan. Nihonsan shida shokubutsu hyojun zukan 1: 1-475. Gakken Plus, Tokyo.
  • Hsu, T.C., Chen, C.W., Knapp, R. & Hung, H.C. (2019). Ferns and Lycophytes I. The illustrated flora of Taiwan. Tai wan yuan sheng zhi wu quan tu jian 8(1): 1-448. Tai bei shi : Mao tou ying chu ban : Jia ting chuan mei cheng bang fen gong si fa xing.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 3, 1963 Honcock, W. [113] Taiwan Cyathea metteniana K000061690 Type Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3385] China Cyathea metteniana K000061693 Type Yes
de Grijs, C.F.M. [14120] China Cyathea metteniana K000061696 Type Yes
Cavalerie, J. [23] China Cyathea metteniana K000061694 Unknown Type Material Yes
Yasuda, keiko [2748] Japan Cyathea metteniana K000501575 No
Wilson, E.H. [5397] China Cyathea metteniana K000061692 Type Yes
Wilson, E.H. [5397] China Cyathea metteniana K000061691 Type Yes
de Grijs, C.F.M. [16] China Cyathea metteniana K000061695 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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