Aspleniaceae
Blechnum

Blechnum brasiliense Desv.

First published in Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 330 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Mexico to Guatemala, S. Tropical America. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico Central, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Mauritius

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 Neoblechnum brasiliense.]

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.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Parodi, D. [87] Brazil K000954287 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Pirani, J.R.; Magenta, M.A.G.; Conceição., A.A. [3463] Brazil K000954254 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Pirani, J.R.; Magenta, M.A.G.; Conceição, A.A. [3463] Brazil K000954255 Yes
Oct 22, 1982 Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6655] Brazil K000954251 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18041] Brazil K000954257 Yes
Dec 1, 1977 Binot, P.M. [9] Brazil K000954262 Yes
Jul 12, 1977 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Mimura, I. [5879] Brazil K000954261 Yes
Jul 12, 1977 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Mimura, I. [5879] Brazil K000954260 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Irwin, H.S.; Harley, R.M.; Onishi, E. [29701] Brazil K000954253 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [8389] Brazil K000954266 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Felipe, G.M.; Campos, J.M.F. [3212B] Brazil K000954284 Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T.; Pires, J.M. [59112] Brazil K000954267 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [59346] Brazil K000954280 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Woolston, D.H. [689] Brazil K000954278 Yes
Jan 1, 1944 Heringer, E.P. [1423] Brazil K000954275 Yes
Apr 1, 1904 Wagner, E.R. [s.n.] Brazil K000954258 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000954299 Yes
Reineck, E.M.; Czermak, J. [32] Brazil K000954279 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000954268 Yes
Mueller, F. [247] Brazil K000954305 Type Yes
Burchell, W.J. [s.n.] Brazil K000954291 Type Yes
Martius, C.F.P.von [s.n.] Brazil K000954283 Type Yes
Burchell, W.J. [3286] Brazil K000954294 Type Yes
Sellow, F. [s.n.] Brazil K000954292 Yes
Blanchet, J. [2129] Brazil K000954281 Yes
Glaziou [16] Brazil K000954293 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000954270 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000954286 Yes
Hoehne, W. [11859] Brazil K000954273 Yes
Fox [240] Brazil K000954298 Yes
Fox [240] Brazil K000954297 Type Yes
Regnell, A.F. [275] Brazil K000954300 Yes
Eiten, G. [3212B] Brazil K000954285 Yes
Sellow, F. [s.n.] Brazil K000954302 Type Yes
Macrae [s.n.] Brazil K000954295 Type Yes
Stier, V.A. [41] Brazil K000954259 Yes
Preston, T.A. [1872] Brazil K000954271 Yes
Boog, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000954289 Yes
Smith, L.B. [1580] Brazil K000954288 Yes
Boog, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000954290 Yes
Gillivray, J.M. [185] Brazil K000954282 Type Yes
Burchell, W.J. [1524] Brazil K000954303 Type Yes
Mosén [93] Brazil K000954301 Yes
Mexia, Y. [5480] Brazil K000954276 Yes
Hassler, E. [4001] Paraguay K000954274 Yes
Mexia, Y. [4654] Brazil K000954277 Yes
Ule, E. [94] Brazil K000954263 Yes
Garden [6] Brazil K000954269 Yes
Ule, E. [94] Brazil K000954264 Yes
Glaziou [47] Brazil K000954296 Type Yes
Preston, A. [6] Brazil K000954272 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [1524] Brazil K000954304 Type Yes
Ule, E. [94] Brazil K000954265 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18041] Brazil K000954256 Yes
Spruce, R. [4673bis] Peru Blechnum corcovadense K000006863 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