Polypodiaceae
Leptochilus

Leptochilus ellipticus (Thunb.) Noot.

First published in Blumea 42: 283 (1997)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. Central & S. Japan and Philippines. It is a rhizomatous geophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

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.
  • Ebihara, A. (2017). The standard of ferns and lycophytes in Japan. Nihonsan shida shokubutsu hyojun zukan 2: 1-507. Gakken Plus, Tokyo.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Kandel, D.R. (2020). Ferns and Fern-Allies of Nepal 3: 1-191. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Department of Plant Resources.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Hsu, T.C., Chen, C.W., Knapp, R. & Hung, H.C. (2019). Ferns and Lycophytes. 2 , Athyriaceae - Polypodiaceae. The illustrated flora of Taiwan. Tai wan yuan sheng zhi wu quan tu jian 8(2): 1-476. Tai bei shi : Mao tou ying chu ban : Jia ting chuan mei cheng bang fen gong si fa xing.
  • Loc, P.K. & al. (2019). A checklist of pteridophytes collected on Cham Chu mountains and adjacent sites. Journal of Biology. Hanoi, Vietnam 41: 75-89.
  • 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.
  • Singh, S.K. & al. (2023). Pteridophytes of Meghalaya. A pictorial guide: 1-246. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ebihara, A. (2017). The standard of ferns and lycophytes in Japan. Nihonsan shida shokubutsu hyojun zukan 2: 1-507. Gakken Plus, Tokyo.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & al. (2021). An Annotated Checklist of Indian Pteridophytes 3: 1-450. Dehra Dun : BSMPS.
  • Hsu, T.C., Chen, C.W., Knapp, R. & Hung, H.C. (2019). Ferns and Lycophytes. 2 , Athyriaceae - Polypodiaceae. The illustrated flora of Taiwan. Tai wan yuan sheng zhi wu quan tu jian 8(2): 1-476. 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?
Jan 1, 1995 Morse, H.B. [62] China Colysis elliptica K000959640 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Morse, H.B. [62] China Colysis elliptica K000959639 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Henry, A. [10769] China Colysis elliptica K000959637 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cavalerie, J. [7701] China Colysis elliptica K000959641 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Wallich [5] Nepal Colysis elliptica K000959628 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Henry, A. [9033] China Colysis elliptica K000959642 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Wallich [5] Nepal Colysis elliptica K000959627 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Beechey, F.W. [s.n.] India Colysis elliptica K000959629 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Cadière, L.-M. [104] Vietnam Colysis elliptica K000959619 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Balansa, B. [1870] Vietnam Colysis elliptica K000959620 Type Yes
Jul 7, 1959 Quisumbing, E. [M440] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660649 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [22305] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660652 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [11164] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660659 No
Cuming, H. [53] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660654 No
Merrill, E.D. [3116] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660662 No
Parris, B.S. [5628] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660648 No
Cuming, H. [59] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660646 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [5876] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660663 No
Copeland, E.B. [76] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660653 No
Cuming, H. [49] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660647 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [15929] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660651 No
Williams, R.S. [281] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660656 No
Vidal y Soler, S. [4047] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660661 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [6655] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660658 No
Copeland, E.B. [220] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660657 No
Parris, B.S. [5614] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660650 No
Cuming, H. [320] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660660 No
Weber, C.M. [1529] Philippines Colysis elliptica K000660655 No
Mathew, C.G. [70] Hong Kong Colysis elliptica f. simplex K000959638 Type Yes

Sources

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  • 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

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