Polypodiaceae
Platycerium

Platycerium alcicorne (P.Willemet) Desv.

First published in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 213 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Tropical Africa, W. Indian Ocean. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • 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

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.

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. [6421], Kenya K000537840 No
Oct 10, 1990 Faden, R.B. [70/578], Tanzania K000537843 No
Oct 10, 1990 Faden, R.B. [72/66], Kenya K000537835 No
Oct 10, 1990 Faden, R.B. [72/66], Kenya K000537836 No
Oct 10, 1990 Faden, R.B. [72/66], Kenya K000537834 No
Oct 10, 1990 Harris, B.J. [3113], Tanzania K000537842 No
Oct 1, 1963 Verdcourt, B. [2408], Kenya K000537837 No
Luke, Q. [2646], Kenya K000537838 No
Robertson, S.A. [6362], Kenya K000537841 No
Luke, Q. [2646], Kenya K000537839 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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