Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum

Ophioglossum reticulatum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1063 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food and a medicine, has social uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 1: 1-626. EABCN, Seoul.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Chen, C.-W. & al. (2022). An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon islands. The Fern Gazette 21: 292-419.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2017). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 1: 1-562. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2018). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 2: 1-573. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • 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].
  • Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
  • Herrera, K., Lorence, D.H., Flynn, T. & Balick, M.J. (2010). Checklist of the Vascular plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with local names and uses. Allertonia 10: 1-204.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • 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.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
  • St. John, H. (1988). Census of the Flora of the Gambier islands, Polynesia. Pacific Plant Studies 43: 1-34.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.or

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Clausen in Mem. Torr. Bot. Club 19: 130 (1938).
  • Hook. Syn. Fil. 446 (1868), partly
  • Prantl in Eichl. Jahrb. K. Bot. Gart. Berl. 3: 330, t. 8, fig. 32 (1884)
  • Sim F.S.A. 322, t. 167, fig. 2 (1915)
  • Sp. Pl. 2: 1063 (1753)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chen, C.-W. & al. (2022). An annotated checklist of lycophytes and ferns of the Solomon islands. The Fern Gazette 21: 292-419.
  • Herrera, K., Lorence, D.H., Flynn, T. & Balick, M.J. (2010). Checklist of the Vascular plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with local names and uses. Allertonia 10: 1-204.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
  • St. John, H. (1988). Census of the Flora of the Gambier islands, Polynesia. Pacific Plant Studies 43: 1-34.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Jansen, P., Lemmens, R., Oyen, L., Siemonsma, J., Stavast, F. & Van Valkenburg, J. (1991) Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Pudoc, Wageningen.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2013 Dent Young, J. [269] Nigeria K000506244 No
Nov 1, 2013 Milne [s.n.] Nigeria K000506259 No
Nov 1, 2013 Marmo, V. [313] Sierra Leone K000506248 No
Nov 1, 2013 Wrigley, T.C.; Melville, F.A. [47] Equatorial Guinea K000505768 No
Nov 1, 2013 Stubbings, H.G. [64] Nigeria K000506255 No
Nov 1, 2013 Dalziel, J.M. [793] Nigeria K000506245 No
Nov 1, 2013 Dalziel, J.M. [s.n.] Nigeria K000994001 No
Jul 1, 1995 Womersley, J.S.; Hoogland, R.D.; Taylor [4800] K000505597 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wilde, J.J.F.E., de [8022] Cameroon K000506385 No
Jul 17, 1987 Powell, D.A. [285] Christmas Island K000505451 No
Jan 1, 1985 Argent, G.; Ratter, J.; Leopold; Dongop; Kumin [107663] Malaysia K000505474 No
Jan 1, 1969 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6592] K000505759 No
Jan 1, 1969 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6138] K000505758 No
Oct 1, 1963 Whitford, H.N. [530] Philippines K000505539 No
Oct 1, 1963 Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K000505470 No
Oct 1, 1963 Hose, G.F. [173] Malaysia K000505471 No
Oct 1, 1963 Römer, L.S., von [667] Indonesia K000505598 No
Oct 1, 1963 Clemens, M.S. [11502] K000505600 No
Oct 1, 1963 Whitford, H.N. [530] Philippines K000505544 No
Oct 1, 1963 Gibbs, L.S. [6289] Indonesia K000505601 No
Oct 1, 1963 Furtado, C.X. [35546] Singapore K000507036 No
Oct 1, 1963 Brass, L.J. [25956] K000505599 No
Oct 1, 1963 Clemens, M.S. [10093] Malaysia K000505464 No
Oct 1, 1963 Anonymous [s.n.] Indonesia K000505459 No
Oct 1, 1963 Elmer, A.D.E. [5830] Philippines K000505546 No
Oct 1, 1963 Ridley, H.N. [12355] Malaysia K000505457 No
Oct 1, 1963 Ridley, H.N. [11394] Malaysia K000507031 No
Oct 1, 1963 Clemens, M.S. [10093] Malaysia K000505446 No
Oct 1, 1963 Ramos, M.; Deroy, D. [22550] Philippines K000505547 No
Oct 1, 1963 Elmer, A.D.E. [11050] Philippines K000505542 No
Oct 1, 1963 Spare, G.H. [36032] Malaysia K000507035 No
Oct 1, 1963 Molesworth-Allen, B.E.G. [4073A] Malaysia K000507034 No
Oct 1, 1963 Merrill, E.D. [3146] Philippines K000505545 No
Oct 1, 1953 Mann, G. [s.n.] Equatorial Guinea K000505757 No
Dec 1, 1950 Richards, P.W. [4051] K000505762 No
Sep 1, 1950 Scholes, J. [170] Ghana K000506253 No
Nov 18, 1946 Maitland, T.D. [86] K000505760 No
Nov 18, 1946 Ridley, H.N. [4205] Singapore K000507033 No
Nov 18, 1946 Holttum, R.E. [21512] Malaysia K000507037 No
Nov 1, 1946 Spruce, R. [4709] Peru K000006884 Yes
Jan 1, 1939 Jochems, S.C.J. [514] Indonesia K000505456 No
Parris, B.S. [11646] Malaysia K000505473 No
Cuming, H. [294] Philippines K000505540 No
Argent, G. [1114] K000505606 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [18297] K000505607 No
Piggott, A.G. [2989] Malaysia K000507032 No
Onochie, C.F.A. [35133] Nigeria K000506256 No
Ujor, E. [30086] Nigeria K000506262 No
Kostermans, A.J.; Wirawan [881] Indonesia K000505462 No
Shim, P.S. [81667] Malaysia K000505478 No
Lawlor, D.W.; Hall, J.B. [46647] Nigeria K000506258 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [18297] K000505603 No
Killick, H.J. [231] Nigeria K000506257 No
Moore, I. [s.n.] K000507038 No
Glanville, R.R. [255] Sierra Leone K000506250 No
Gent, A.A. [s.n.] Ghana K000506254 No
Croft, J.R. [473] K000505602 No
Jumea, E. [683] Equatorial Guinea K000505763 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001328409 Isotype Yes
Wilde, W.J.J.O., de [268] Cote d'Ivoire K000506252 No
Chew, W.L.; Corner, E.J.; Stainton, A. [1257] Malaysia K000505475 No
Onochie, C.F.A. [35944] Nigeria K000506263 No
Keay, R.W.J. [25938] Nigeria K000506261 No
Archbold, M.E. [731A] Tanzania K:SPC-06049.138 No
Kores, P. [570] K000505604 No
Kores, P. [541] K000505593 No
Maitland, T.D. [0sn.149] Cameroon K000510919 No
Chew, W.L.; Corner, E.J.; Stainton, A. [1231] Malaysia K000505477 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [5830] Philippines K000505543 No
Nicolao, J. [s.n.] Cabo Verde K000506251 No
Baldwin, J.T. [11245] Liberia K000506246 No
La Croix, I.F. [4993] Congo, Republic of the K000501427 No
Gillet, J.B. [15178] Nigeria K000506264 No
Daggash, M. [22389] Nigeria K000506260 No
Argent, G. [1021] K000505594 No
Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [124] K000505761 No
Kostermans, A.J. [18548] Indonesia K000505468 No
Hutton, I. [578] Australia K:SPC-54707.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2171] Mauritius K001115363 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. [10370] Zambia K:SPC-05610.000 No
Chew, W.L.; Corner, E.J.; Stainton, A. [1245] Malaysia K000505476 No
Feb 1, 1964 Collenette, S.H. [21628] Malaysia Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum K000505454 No
Oct 1, 1963 Ernst, A. [257] Indonesia Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum K000505461 No
Oct 1, 1963 Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Indonesia Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum K000505448 No
Oct 1, 1963 Lobb, T. [s.n.] Indonesia Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum K000505460 No
Oct 1, 1963 Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. [6306] Indonesia Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum K000505463 No
Oct 1, 1963 Kern, J.H. [8019] Indonesia Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum K000505455 No
Oct 1, 1963 Schild, J.? [s.n.] Indonesia Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum K000505458 No
Oct 1, 1963 Sinclair, J. [10063] Indonesia Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum K000505465 No
Oct 1, 1963 Lobb, T. [s.n.] Indonesia Ophioglossum reticulatum f. dilatatum K000505467 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 47] India Ophioglossum cordifolium K001109105 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 47] India Ophioglossum cordifolium K001109104 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0