Aspleniaceae
Asplenium

Asplenium boltonii Hook. ex Schelpe

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 41: 204 (1967)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa, Madagascar, Réunion. It is a perennial, lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Roux, J.P. (2016). The Lycopods and Ferns of Drakensberg and Lesotho: 1-384. Briza academic books, Pretoria, South Africa.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 2, 41: 204 (1967)
  • Burrows, S. Afr. Ferns: 216, map, figs. (1990)
  • F.Z. Pteridophyta: 173 (1970)
  • Johns, Pterid. trop. East Africa checklist: 62 (1991)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 28 (1994).
  • Webbia 37, 1: 133 (1983)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Robinson [10 A] South Africa K000229231 Unknown Type Material Yes
Braithwaite, A.F. [192] South Africa K001532831 Yes
Robinson [10] South Africa K000229230 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [s.n.] South Africa K000229228 Type Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000229229 Isolectotype Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

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