Polypodiaceae
Polystichum

Polystichum walkerae (Hook.) Sledge

First published in Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 5: 29 (1973)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sri Lanka. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Walker, G.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001040137 Type Yes
Walker, G.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001040142 Unknown Type Material Yes
Walker, G.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001040141 Unknown Type Material Yes
Walker, G.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001040143 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001040138 Type Yes
Walker, G.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001040140 Unknown Type Material Yes
Walker, G.W. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001040139 Unknown Type Material 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.
    • 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