Aspleniaceae
Blechnum

Blechnum acutum (Desv.) Mett.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 2: 225 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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. [Cited as Lomaridium acutum.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1977 Glaziou [20581] Brazil K000954199 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Jenman, G.S. [4631] Brazil K000954201 Yes
Damazio, L. [s.n.] Brazil K000954200 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [4631] Brazil K000954202 Yes
Sylvestre, L.; Costa, D.P.; Gomes, J.C.; Mesquita, A.S. [409] Brazil K000954197 Yes
Sylvestre, L.; Costa, D.P.; Gomes, J.C.; Mesquita, A.S. [409] Brazil K000954198 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [4631] Brazil K000954203 Yes
Nov 8, 1977 Smith, L.B. [1666] Brazil Blechnum kunthianum K000954382 Yes
Nov 8, 1977 Gardner [141] Brazil Blechnum kunthianum K000954383 Yes
Sep 13, 1977 Waket., L.M. [68] Brazil Blechnum kunthianum K000954384 Yes
Sep 13, 1977 Burchell, W.J. [2468] Brazil Blechnum kunthianum K000954385 Yes
Sep 1, 1977 Spruce, R. [5329] Ecuador Blechnum kunthianum K000006859 Yes
Baker [s.n.] Brazil Blechnum kunthianum K000954386 Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0