Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium thunbergii Kunze

First published in Linnaea 10: 517 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Assam to New Guinea. It is a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Paris, B.S., Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K. & Cheah, Y.H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia. Series I: Ferns and Lycophytes, Volume 3. Malayan Forest Records 48: 1-307.
  • 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

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Paris, B.S., Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K. & Cheah, Y.H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia. Series I: Ferns and Lycophytes, Volume 3. Malayan Forest Records 48: 1-307.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 67 (1991)
  • Linnaea 10: 517 (1836)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Johns, R.J. [7730] Indonesia K000445700 No
Jan 1, 2007 Sinaga, N.I. [1995] Indonesia K000475294 No
Jan 1, 2007 Mogea, J. [6352] Indonesia K000444167 No
Jan 1, 2007 Mogea, J. [6352] Indonesia K000444168 No
Jan 1, 1985 Mogea, J.P. [5405A] Indonesia K000446068 No
Jun 3, 1982 Croft, J.R.; Marsh, J.I. [909] K000473740 No
Mar 22, 1982 Womersley, J.S.; Millar, A. [7670] K000473742 No
Mar 22, 1982 Royen, P., van; Sleumer, H. [6921] Indonesia K000473741 No
Mar 22, 1982 Schlechter, F.R.R. [14125] K000473746 No
Mar 22, 1982 Docters van Leeuwen, W.M. [9172] Indonesia K000473739 No
Mar 27, 1976 Jermy, A.C. [7017] Indonesia K000451639 No
Aug 1, 1971 Jermy, A.C. [7128] Indonesia K000451638 No
Jan 1, 1921 Bünnemeijer, H.A.B. [5833] Indonesia K000451615 No
Jan 1, 1907 Hallier, J.G. [404] Indonesia K000446053 No
Sinclair, J.; Kiah [SFN38677.] Malaysia K000429103 No
Ernst, A. [1208] Malaysia K000429101 No
Ramos, M.; Edaño, G. [38875] Philippines K000446726 No
Holttum, R.E. [SFN31302] Malaysia K000429106 No
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] Indonesia K000451616 No
anonymous [s.n.] Malaysia K000429110 No
Kurz, W.S. [s.n.] Indonesia K000451628 No
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Indonesia K000451617 No
Norris, W. [s.n.] Malaysia K000429107 No
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Malaysia K000429108 No
Anderson, J.A.R.; Keng, H. [48] Malaysia K000446056 No
anonymous [s.n.] Indonesia K000451635 No
Hennipman, E. [5231] Indonesia K000446064 No
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [32067] Malaysia K000446060 No
Henderson, M.R. [20181] Indonesia K000446052 No
Scheffer, R.H.C.C. [16559] Indonesia K000451622 No
Hose, C. [s.n.] Indonesia K000446066 No
Blume, C.L. [s.n.] Indonesia K000598692 No
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [6287] Indonesia K000451626 No
anonymous [s.n.] K000451633 No
Iwatsuki, k.; Murata, G.; Dransfield, J. [1539] Indonesia K000451618 No
Lütjeharms, W.J. [4044] Indonesia K000451614 No
Beccari, O. [s.n.] Malaysia K000598690 No
Ratcliffe, J.B. [156] Indonesia K000473743 No
Hancock, W. [86] Indonesia K000451612 No
Dr. King's Collector [2167.] Malaysia K000429104 No
Kostermans, A.J.G.H. [6287] Indonesia K000451625 No
Ratcliffe, J.B. [156] Indonesia K000473744 No
Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Fanani, Z. [A11234] Indonesia K000446070 No
Parris, B.S. [10694] Malaysia K000446058 No
Balgooy, M.M.J., van [4655] Indonesia K000446067 No
Forbes, H.O. [214] Indonesia K000451629 No
Parris, B.S.; Croxall, J.P. [8596] Malaysia K000446059 No
Yapp, R.H. [412] Malaysia K000429100 No
Lobb, T. [s.n.] Indonesia K000451630 No
Hose, E. [328] Malaysia K000446057 No
Copeland, E.B. [1499] Philippines K000446724 No
Raciborski, M. [s.n.] Indonesia K000451631 No
Parris, B.S. [11077] Indonesia K000446069 No
Vogel, E.F., de; Vermeulen [7100] Indonesia K000446062 No
Croft, J.R. [1553] K000473745 No
Hose, C. [329] Malaysia K000446054 No
Vriese, W.H., de [s.n.] Indonesia K000451634 No
Bünnemeijer, H.A.B, . [9816] Indonesia K000451613 No
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Indonesia K000451623 No
Darnaedi, D. [2111] Indonesia K000446065 No
Wray, L., Jnr. [112] Malaysia K000429105 No
?Gaulle, W. [27883] Indonesia K000451637 No
Scheffer, R.H.C.C. [16559] Indonesia K000646264 No
Arsin [19644] Indonesia K000451624 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [10794] Philippines K000446727 No
Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Malaysia K000429102 No
Iwatsuki, k.; Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Mahjar, U.W. [A450] Indonesia K000446071 No
Steenis, C.G.G.J., van [938] Indonesia K000446051 No
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] K000446055 No
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [30378] Malaysia K000446061 No
Main [82] Indonesia K000451632 No
Kern, J.H. [8608] Indonesia K000451627 No
Iwatsuki, k.; Kato, M.; Ueda, K.; Mahjar, U.W. [A450] Indonesia K000446072 No
Burbidge, F.W. [s.n.] Philippines K000446723 No
Hennipman, E. [5231] Indonesia K000446063 No
Williams, R.S. [2514] Philippines K000446725 No
anonymous [s.n.] Indonesia K000451636 No
anonymous [86] Indonesia K000451620 No
Gay, H.J. [410] K000473747 No
Mousset, J.P. [241] Indonesia K000451621 No
Dr. King's Collector [2167] Malaysia K000429109 No
Darnaedi, D. [139] Indonesia K000451619 No
Curtis, C. [s.n.] K000597916 No
Gurung, V.L. [89a] Malaysia K000429111 No
Elbert, J. [1788] Indonesia K000446050 No
Piggott, A.G. [3107] Malaysia K000429112 No

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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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