Schizaeaceae
Lygodium

Lygodium smithianum C.Presl ex Kuhn

First published in Filic. Afr.: 169 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Angola. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Roberty, G. [12048] Cote d'Ivoire K000537723 No
Jan 1, 1998 Roberty, G. [12048] Cote d'Ivoire K000537724 No
Jul 1, 1996 Cable, S. [561] Cameroon K000011716 No
Jul 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5755] Cameroon K000011714 No
Jul 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5783] Cameroon K000011715 No
Jan 1, 1991 Carvalho. [3271] K000537762 No
Jan 1, 1991 Fernandez Casas, J. [11256] K000537763 No
Sep 1, 1959 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [1791] Cote d'Ivoire K000537729 No
Feb 1, 1955 Barter. [4857] K000537766 No
Feb 1, 1955 Chipp, J.Chipp,; gt [416] Ghana K000537748 No
Feb 1, 1955 Johnson, W. [862] Ghana K000537747 No
Feb 1, 1955 Richards, P.W. [3604] Nigeria K000537758 No
Feb 1, 1955 Burton [s.n.] Ghana K000537750 No
Feb 1, 1955 Richards, P.W. [3921] Nigeria K000537756 No
Feb 1, 1955 Rachbreyer [43] K000537761 No
Hepper, F.N.; Enti, A.A.; Abbiw, D.K. [7474] Ghana K000537740 No
Fay, A. [1205] Sierra Leone K000537732 No
Cervoni, L. [s.n.] Cote d'Ivoire K000537726 No
Klein [51] Gabon K001519070 No
Chipp, J.Chipp,; gt [416] Ghana K000537751 No
Barter [s.n.] K000537722 No
Anonymous [66] Nigeria K000537764 No
Emwiogbon, J.A. [FHI66086] Nigeria K000537754 No
Hepper, F.N.; Enti, A.A.; Abbiw, D.K. [7474] Ghana K000537741 No
Wood, K.W. [17] Liberia K000537738 No
La Croix, I.F. [4942] Congo, Republic of the K000501463 No
Price, R.W.H.; Evans, G.B. [86] Cameroon K000537800 No
Fay, A. [1205] Sierra Leone K000537733 No
Onyeachusin; Latilo [FHI48172] Nigeria K000537757 No
Fay, A. [1055] Sierra Leone K000537730 No
Price, R.W.H.; Evans, G.B. [86] Cameroon K000537799 No
Anonymous [136] K000537765 No
Viane, R. [1147] Cote d'Ivoire K000537728 No
Adam, J.G. [20921] Liberia K000537734 No
Koubemba, G.; M'Boungou, R.; Rami, T. [312] Congo, Republic of the K000609780 Yes
Hallé, F. [151] Cote d'Ivoire K001519094 Yes
Bigger, M. [2445] Ghana K000537753 No
Viane, R. [1173] Cote d'Ivoire K000537727 No
Price, R.W.H.; Evans, G.B. [86] Cameroon K000537801 No
Irvine, F.R. [1367] Ghana K000537745 No
West-Skinn, R. [253] Ghana K000537742 No
Fishlock, W.C. [36] Ghana K000537749 No
Adams, C.D. [162] Ghana K000537744 No
Chaloner, W.G. [14/14] Nigeria K000537759 No
Bigger, M. [2445] Ghana K000537752 No
Lowe, J. [2640] Nigeria K000537760 No
Linder, D.H. [956] Liberia K000537737 No
Anonymous [8711] Cote d'Ivoire K000537725 No
Wilson? [81] Africa K000537721 No
Fay, A. [1055] Sierra Leone K000537731 No
Harley, W.J. [F6] Liberia K000537736 No
Henderson, A. [3/80] Guinea K000537719 No
Zenker, G.A. [1876] Cameroon K000537807 No
West-Skinn, R. [253] Ghana K000537746 No
Price, R.W.H.; Evans, G.B. [86] Cameroon K000537802 No
Harley, W.J. [F6] Liberia K000537735 No
Wood, K.W. [17] Liberia K000537739 No
Vigne, R. [4124] Ghana K000537743 No
Barter [s.n.] Africa K000537720 No
Hall, J.B. [229] Nigeria K000537755 No

Sources

  • 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.
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  • 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/
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