Polypodiaceae
Platycerium

Platycerium elephantotis Schweinf.

First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 29: 361 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is an epiphyte. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Colombia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

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.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 21, 1998 Someren, H.D., van [670] Uganda K000537844 No
Jan 1, 1998 Luke, Q.; Robertson, S.A. [2811] Kenya K000049381 No
Jan 1, 1991 Robertson, S.A.; Beentje, H.; Luke, Q.,, Khayota, B [MDE138] Kenya K000537970 No
Oct 14, 1990 Harris, B.J.; Pocs, T. [3238] Tanzania K000049382 No
Oct 10, 1990 St. Clair-Thompson [1027] Tanzania K000537981 No
Oct 10, 1990 Dümmer, R. [674] Uganda K000537968 No
Oct 10, 1990 Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [74/1144] Kenya K000537972 No
Oct 10, 1990 Dümmer, R. [674] Uganda K000537967 No
Oct 10, 1990 Smit, K.A. [15203] Kenya K000537971 No
Oct 10, 1990 Thomas, A.S. [2283] Uganda K000537847 No
Oct 10, 1990 Stolz, A. [1900] Tanzania K000537980 No
Oct 10, 1990 Dümmer, R. [674] Uganda K000537966 No
Oct 10, 1990 Thomas, A.S. [2283] Uganda K000537848 No
May 24, 1982 Ward, C.J.; Ward, J.D. [66] Angola K000049377 No
May 24, 1982 Ward, C.J.; Ward, J.D. [66] Angola K000049379 No
May 24, 1982 Ward, C.J.; Ward, J.D. [66] Angola K000049378 No
Jan 1, 1981 Friis, I.; Vollesen, K. [651] Sudan K000049390 No
Aug 1, 1968 Gledhill, D. [852] Nigeria K000049384 No
Jan 1, 1968 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [5620] Cameroon K000049388 No
Nov 1, 1963 Harley, W.J. [F234] Liberia K000049385 No
Nov 1, 1963 Copley, H. [B1093] Kenya K000537973 No
Nov 1, 1963 Peter, A. [19628] Tanzania K000537979 No
Nov 1, 1963 Chandler, P. [2196] Uganda K000537845 No
Nov 1, 1963 Chandler, P. [2196] Uganda K000537846 No
Nov 1, 1963 Harley, W.J. [F234] Liberia K000049386 No
Nov 1, 1963 Brown, M. [s.n.] Uganda K000537964 No
Nov 1, 1963 Jack, C. [5859] Kenya K000537975 No
Nov 1, 1963 Eggeling, W.J. [3815] Uganda K000537849 No
Nov 1, 1963 Mahon, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000049370 No
Nov 1, 1963 Purseglove, J.W. [844] Uganda K000537850 No
Nov 1, 1963 Wild, H [5860] Mozambique K000049376 No
Nov 1, 1963 Angus, A. [691] Zambia K000049371 No
Nov 1, 1963 Ussher, C.B. [s.n.] Uganda K000537852 No
Nov 1, 1963 Ussher, C.B. [s.n.] Uganda K000537851 No
Nov 1, 1963 Jack, C. [5859] Kenya K000537974 No
Nov 1, 1963 Peter, A. [8274] Tanzania K000537977 No
Nov 1, 1963 Brown, M. [s.n.] Uganda K000537963 No
Nov 1, 1963 Peter, A. [19982] Tanzania K000537976 No
Brummitt, R.K. [11458] Malawi K000049369 No
Hafashimana, D.L.N [0218] Uganda K000537969 No
Pichi Sermolli, R. [7237] Ethiopia K000049392 No
Bigger, M. [2498] Ghana K000049383 No
Pichi Sermolli, R. [7237] Ethiopia K000049391 No
Hafashimana, D.L.N. [0256] Uganda K000537853 No
Schweinfurth, G. [3120] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000049393 Yes
Loveridge, M.V. [52] Uganda K000049380 No
Haerdi [475/0] Tanzania K000537978 No
Gledhill, D. [SL1006] Sierra Leone K000049387 No
Ilys, J.L. [11/66] Zambia K000049372 No
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. [5449] Mozambique K000049373 No
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. [5449] Mozambique K000049375 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.J.; Lye, K.; Lock, J.M. [69/1099] Uganda K000537965 No
Fay, John,, M. [2885] Central African Republic K000049389 No
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. [5449] Mozambique K000049374 No
Welwitsch [160] Angola Platycerium angolense K000435937 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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