Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum

Ophioglossum latifolium (Prantl) J.E.Burrows

First published in Bothalia 23: 188 (1993), without exact basionym page.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Kenya and Zimbabwe.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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?
Jul 27, 1995 Jordan, H.D. [449] Sierra Leone K000506241 No
Jul 27, 1995 Haswell, D.R. [34] Sierra Leone K000506242 No
Aug 25, 1993 Hambler, D.J. [497] Nigeria K000506243 No
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [s.n.] Angola K000959892 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [s.n.] Angola K001208041 Type Yes
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [32] Angola K000351312 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jaeger, P. [7.282] Sierra Leone Ophioglossum gomezianum var. latifolium K001519072 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