Gleicheniaceae
Diplopterygium

Diplopterygium giganteum (Wall. ex Hook.) Nakai

First published in Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 29: 50 (1950)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to S. Central China and Myanmar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • 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.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
anonymous [s.n.], Malaysia K000656348 No
anonymous [s.n.], Malaysia K000656347 No
anonymous [s.n.], Malaysia K000656346 No
s.coll. [157], Nepal K001057794 holotype Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 157], Nepal Gleichenia gigantea K001109410 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 157], Nepal Gleichenia gigantea K001109411 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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