Polypodiaceae

Platycerium Desv.

First published in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 213 (1827)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World, Peru to Bolivia.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China South-Central, Comoros, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Norfolk Is., Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Canary Is., Colombia, Hawaii, India, KwaZulu-Natal, Marianas, New Zealand North, Taiwan

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A., Joshi, B., Sribastava, A., Shankar, R. & Shukla, B.K. (2019). Classification of extant Pteridophytes: a new approach. Indian Fern Journal 36: 311-341.
  • 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.
  • Wei, R. & Zhang, X.C. (2022). A revised subfamilial classification of Polypodiaceae based on plastome, nuclear ribosomal and morphological evidence. Taxon 71: 288-306.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 3, 1998 Robertson, S.A.; Khayota, B. [6421] Kenya K000537840 No
Oct 10, 1990 Faden, R.B.; Harris, B.J.; Csontos, P.; Csontos K. [70/578] Tanzania K000537843 No
Oct 10, 1990 Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [72/66] Kenya K000537835 No
Oct 10, 1990 Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [72/66] Kenya K000537836 No
Oct 10, 1990 Harris, B.J.; Tadros; Kasembe; Mwasumbi [3113] Tanzania K000537842 No
Oct 10, 1990 Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [72/66] Kenya K000537834 No
Oct 1, 1963 Verdcourt, B. [2408] Kenya K000537837 No
Cheek, M.; et. al. [8215] Cameroon K001394452 Yes
Luke, Q.; Robertson, S.A. [2646] Kenya K000537838 No
Luke, Q.; Robertson, S.A. [2646] Kenya K000537839 No
Kostermans, A. [77] Thailand K000668013 No
Robertson, S.A.; Luke, Q. [6362] Kenya K000537841 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.

  • 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