Asplenium christii Hieron.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 82 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

KwaZulu-Natal

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.608.1. epublication.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.608.1. epublication.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 220, map, figs. (1990)
  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 62 (1991)
  • P.O.A. C: 82 (1895)
  • Schelpe, F.Z. Pteridophyta: 172 (1970)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 28 (1994).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Luke et al. [11244] Tanzania K000449715 Yes
Holst, C. [2304] Tanzania K000423897 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • 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.
    • 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 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