Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1081 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia, Macaronesia, NW. & S. Africa to Tropical African Mountains, W. Central U.S.A. to N. Mexico, Hawaiian Islands. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Arizona, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, Colorado, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Madeira, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • 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. & Parris, B.S. (2020). Pteridophytes of Turkey - A revised check-list and their relationship to Europe and the West Himalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry 43: 263-284.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R., Shah, S.N. & Ullah, A. (2023). Ferns of Swat Revisited: 1-260. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India.
  • Gonggrijp, S. & al. (2021). Nova Flora Neerlandica, Lycopodiopsida & Polypodiopsida: 1-275. KNVV uitgeverij.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, I. & Çimen, A.Ö. (eds.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • 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.
  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Merryweather, J. (2020). Britain's Ferns. A field guide to the clubmosses, quillworts, horsetails and ferns of Great Britain and Ireland: 1-280. Princeton University Press.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Prelli, R. & Boudrie, M. (2021). Les Fougères et plantes alliées d'Europe: 1-528. BIOTOPE.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Ogata Ic. Fil. Jap. 8 : t. 352 (1940)
  • Sim F.S.A. 158, t. 46 (1915)
  • Sp. Pl. 2 : 1081 (1753)
  • Tard. in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28: 195 (1953).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.608.1. epublication.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A.V.P.: 28 (1953)
  • Alston, Ferns W.T.A.: 59 (1959)
  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 244, map, figs. (1990)
  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 61 (1991)
  • Sp. Pl. 2: 1081 (1753)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 29 (1994).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 3, 2007 Hancock, W. [62] United States K000660214 No
Jan 3, 2007 Bulmer, C. [181] United States K000660224 No
Jan 1, 1984 Douglas, D. [55] United States K000660220 No
Jan 1, 1984 Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States K000660266 No
Jan 1, 1984 Douglas, D. [55] United States K000660222 No
Jan 1, 1984 Macrae [s.n.] United States K000660223 No
Jan 1, 1984 Gaudichaud-Beaupré, C. [s.n.] United States K000660221 No
Jan 1, 1981 Hillebrand, W. [19] United States K000660216 No
Tiffard, H.W. [s.n.] United States K000660215 No
Degener, O. [5904] United States K000660219 No
Chanter, J.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001235569 Type Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR236] United Kingdom K001768051 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [B724] United Kingdom K001625150 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001634854 Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001634848 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [104M] United States K000660226 No
Hillebrand, W. [s.n.] United States K000660218 No
anonymous [43] United States K000660225 No
anonymous [24] United States K000660217 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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  • 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.
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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

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