Polypodiaceae

Drynaria (Bory) J.Sm.

First published in J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 60 (1841), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Territory, Philippines, Qinghai, Queensland, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A., Joshi, B., Sribastava, A., Shankar, R. & Shukla, B.K. (2019). Classification of extant Pteridophytes: a new approach. Indian Fern Journal 36: 311-341.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Kandel, D.R. (2019). Ferns and Fern-Allies of Nepal 2: 1-446. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Department of Plant Resources.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • 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.
  • Wei, R. & Zhang, X.C. (2022). A revised subfamilial classification of Polypodiaceae based on plastome, nuclear ribosomal and morphological evidence. Taxon 71: 288-306.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cable, S.; Mukete, R.; Furda.; Wood.; Joseph.; John. [1640] Cameroon K001891125 Yes
Cable, S.; Mukete, R.; Furda.; Wood.; Joseph.; John. [1640] Cameroon K001891126 Yes
Cable, S.; Mukete, R.; Furda.; Wood.; Joseph.; John. [1640] Cameroon K001641014 Yes
Cable, S.; Mukete, R.; Furda.; Wood.; Joseph.; John. [1640] Cameroon K001891127 Yes
Cable, S.; Mukete, R.; Furda.; Wood.; Joseph.; John. [1640] Cameroon K001891128 Yes
Hennipman, E. [6016] Indonesia K000572168 No
Wallich [293] Nepal K000959780 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simons [287] India K000959783 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cable, S.; Mukete, R.; Furda.; Wood.; Joseph.; John. [1640] Cameroon K001641015 Yes
Hennipman, E. [6016] Indonesia K000572167 No
Wallich [s.n.] K000959781 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000959779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [293] Nepal K000959782 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johns, R.J. [10483] K:SPC-70216.000 No
Loher, A. [877] Philippines Christopteris K000665826 Type Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [7031] Philippines Christopteris K000665824 No
Whitford, H.N. [321] Philippines Christopteris K000665823 No
anonymous [s.n.] Philippines Christopteris K000665827 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [22116] Philippines Christopteris K000665825 No
Johns, R.J. [8355] Indonesia Aglaomorpha K000647956 No
Johns, R.J. [8355] Indonesia Aglaomorpha K000647962 No
Johns, R.J. [8355] Indonesia Aglaomorpha K000647958 No
Johns, R.J. [8355] Indonesia Aglaomorpha K000647959 No
MacGregor, W. [100] Papua New Guinea Aglaomorpha K000856729 Type Yes
Johns, R.J. [8355] Indonesia Aglaomorpha K000647955 No
MacGregor, W. [104] Papua New Guinea Aglaomorpha K000856728 Unknown Type Material Yes
Price, M.G. [1477] Philippines Aglaomorpha K:SPC-57621.000 No
Johns, R.J. [8355] Indonesia Aglaomorpha K000647957 No
Johns, R.J. [8355] Indonesia Aglaomorpha K000647954 No
Johns, R.J. [8355] Indonesia Aglaomorpha K000647960 No
Johns, R.J. [8355] Indonesia Aglaomorpha K000647961 No
Cuming, H. [64] Philippines Photinopteris K000672742 Type Yes
Cuming, H. [362] Philippines Photinopteris K000672755 Type Yes
Jermy, A.C. [14935] Malaysia Merinthosorus K:SPC-56063.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • 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