Cyatheaceae
Sphaeropteris

Sphaeropteris lepifera (J.Sm. ex Hook.) R.M.Tryon

First published in Contr. Gray Herb. 200: 21 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Hainan, Nansei-shoto to Philippines, New Guinea. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Hsu, T.C., Chen, C.W., Knapp, R. & Hung, H.C. (2019). Ferns and Lycophytes I. The illustrated flora of Taiwan. Tai wan yuan sheng zhi wu quan tu jian 8(1): 1-448. Tai bei shi : Mao tou ying chu ban : Jia ting chuan mei cheng bang fen gong si fa xing.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • 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. [Cited as Cyathea lepifera.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ebihara, A. (2016). The standard of ferns and lycophytes in Japan. Nihonsan shida shokubutsu hyojun zukan 1: 1-475. Gakken Plus, Tokyo.
  • Hsu, T.C., Chen, C.W., Knapp, R. & Hung, H.C. (2019). Ferns and Lycophytes I. The illustrated flora of Taiwan. Tai wan yuan sheng zhi wu quan tu jian 8(1): 1-448. Tai bei shi : Mao tou ying chu ban : Jia ting chuan mei cheng bang fen gong si fa xing.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1962 Elmer, A.D.E. [16588] Philippines Cyathea umbrosa K000646525 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1962 Elmer, A.D.E. [16588] Philippines Cyathea umbrosa K000721566 Type No
Apr 3, 1980 Cuming, H. [180] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721560 Isotype Yes
Jul 1, 1962 Ramos, M. [39383] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721565 No
Jul 1, 1962 Elmer, A.D.E. [6504] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721564 No
Jul 1, 1962 Elmer, A.D.E. [17070] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721588 No
Jul 1, 1962 Edaño, G.E. [79615] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721563 No
Jul 1, 1962 Loher, A. [1101] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721562 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1962 Cuming, H. [180] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721561 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1962 Cuming, H. [1807] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721586 No
Mar 3, 1959 Loher, A. [1161] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721567 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jacobs, M. [7856] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721584 No
Conklin, H.C.; Buwaya [945] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721568 No
Yasuda, K. [3385] Japan Cyathea lepifera K000501521 No
Sinclair, J.; Edaño, G.E. [9662] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721558 No
Jacobs, M. [7856] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721583 No
Conklin, H.C.; Buwaya [958] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721585 No
Sinclair, J.; Edaño, G.E. [9662] Philippines Cyathea lepifera K000721559 No

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 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images