Polypodiaceae
Pyrrosia

Pyrrosia flocculosa (D.Don) Ching

First published in Bull. Chin. Bot. Soc. 1: 66 (1935)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (Yunnan, Guangxi) and N. Indo-China. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Kandel, D.R. (2020). Ferns and Fern-Allies of Nepal 3: 1-191. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Department of Plant Resources.
  • 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

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Kandel, D.R. (2020). Ferns and Fern-Allies of Nepal 3: 1-191. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Department of Plant Resources.
  • 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?
Apr 18, 1983 Booth, T.J. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K001044225 Type Yes
Apr 18, 1983 Griffith, W. [s.n.] Bhutan K001044172 Syntype Yes
Apr 18, 1983 Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] India K001044220 Type Yes
Apr 18, 1983 Griffith, W. [s.n.] Bhutan K001044173 Type Yes
Apr 18, 1983 s.coll. [722] India K001044227 Type Yes
Apr 18, 1983 Edgeworth, M.P. [s.n.] India K001044175 Type Yes
Apr 18, 1983 Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K001044218 Holotype Yes
Apr 18, 1983 Madden, E.A. [s.n.] India K001044174 Syntype Yes
Apr 18, 1983 Nuttall [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K001044219 Type Yes
Apr 18, 1983 s.coll. [s.n.] Bangladesh K001044226 Type Yes
Apr 18, 1983 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K001044217 Type Yes

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.
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  • 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