Polypodiaceae
Bolbitis

Bolbitis acrostichoides (Afzel.) Ching

First published in C.F.A.Christensen, Index Filic., Suppl. Tert.: 47 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Tanzania and 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, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Tard. in Mém. I.F.A.N. 28 : 115, t. 19, fig. 4 (1953).
  • in C. Chi. Ind. Fil. Suppl. 3 : 47 (1934)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2003 Etuge, M. [4802] Cameroon K000746303 No
Jul 1, 2001 Sidwell, K. [440] Cameroon K000109160 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cable, S. [1224] Cameroon K000109161 No
Jan 1, 1999 Borhidi, A.; Pocs, T. [86760] Tanzania K000889174 No
Jan 1, 1998 Maitland, T.D. [1131-n1] Cameroon K000510952 No
Jan 1, 1998 Wheatley, J.I. [855] Cameroon K000085064 No
Jul 1, 1996 Cable, S. [662] Cameroon K000109162 No
Jan 1, 1996 Sonké, B. [703] Cameroon K000540257 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [160] Cameroon K000540239 No
Jan 1, 1996 Poulson, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [961] Uganda K000889085 No
Jan 1, 1996 Watts, J. [1024] Cameroon K000540265 No
Jan 1, 1996 Thomas, D.W. [9905] Cameroon K000540269 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [589] Cameroon K000540268 No
Jan 1, 1996 Poulson, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [961] Uganda K000889084 No
Jan 1, 1996 Thomas, D.W. [9722] Cameroon K000540264 No
Jan 1, 1996 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [943] Cameroon K000011762 No
Jan 1, 1996 Poulson, A.D.; Nkuutu, D.; Dumba, H. [961] Uganda K000889086 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [541] Cameroon K000540244 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [275] Cameroon K000540266 No
Jan 1, 1969 Staudt [463] Cameroon K000435775 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Peter, A. [18129] Tanzania K000889097 No
Mar 19, 1932 Dawe, M.T. [652] Uganda K000889089 No
Mar 19, 1932 Welwitsch [s.n.] Angola K000889532 No
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.; Lye, K. [69/1262] Uganda K000889090 No
Newbould, J.; Harley, R.M. [4447] Tanzania K000889173 No
Luke, W.R.Q. [8166] Tanzania K000889094 No
Bowbrick, J.M. [JA285B] Mozambique K000889533 No
Jefford, T.G.; Juniper, B.E.; Newbould, J. [2720] Tanzania K000889096 No
Thomas, D.W. [10422] Cameroon K000609686 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [10422] Cameroon K000609701 Yes
Descoings, B. [12052] Congo, Republic of the K001553608 Yes
Le Testu, G. [3076] Central African Republic K001519098 Yes
Le Testu, G. [2533] Central African Republic K001600820 Yes
Le Testu, G. [2533] Central African Republic K001600821 Yes
Jefford, T.G.; Juniper, B.E.; Newbould, J. [2720] Tanzania K000889095 No
Thomas, A.S. [1527] Uganda K000889088 No
Harley, R.M. ; Newbould, J. [4447] Congo, Republic of the K001639817 Yes
Harley, R.M. ; Newbould, J. [4447] Congo, Republic of the K001639818 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [11572] Zambia K000889535 No
Bowbrick, J.M. [JA285B] Mozambique K000889534 No
Thomas, D.W. [3972] Tanzania K000889176 No
Thomas, A.S. [1527] Uganda K000889087 No
Verdcourt, B. [90] Tanzania K000889175 No
Luke, W.R.Q. [8166] Tanzania K000889093 No
Thomas, D.W. [3659] Tanzania K000889177 No
s.coll. [14069] Angola K000508490 No
Thomas, D.W. [3658] Tanzania K000889092 No
Thomas, D.W. [3658] Tanzania K000889091 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.
    • 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 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