Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium longicauda Hook.

First published in Sec. Cent. Ferns: t. 69 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Liberia, W. Central Tropical Africa, Madagascar. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Liberia, Madagascar

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Sec. Cent. t. 69 (1861)
  • Syn. Fil. 200 (1867)
  • Tard. in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28 : 177, t. 33, fig. 3 (1953).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1981 Barter [1900], Príncipe K000423940 syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Curror, A.B. [s.n.] K000423942 isolectotype Yes
Barter [1900], Sao Tome and Principe K000423944 Unknown type material Yes
Mann, G. [s.n.], Equatorial Guinea K000423941 syntype Yes
Curror, A.B. [s.n.] K000423943 lectotype Yes

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0